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HB 46 Real property tax; exemption for spouses of members of armed forces killed in action.
Introduced by: David I. Ramadan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum) and implementing legislation; property tax exemption for surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action. Provides for a referendum at the November 4, 2014, election to approve or reject an amendment to allow the General Assembly to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of a soldier killed in action. The constitutional amendment provides that the surviving spouse must occupy the real property as his or her principal place of residence and any exemption ceases if the surviving spouse remarries. If the amendment is approved, the bill provides that beginning with tax year 2015 the exemption would apply to a dwelling with an assessed value in the most recently ended tax year that does not exceed the average assessed value for such year for dwellings in the locality that are zoned as single family residential. The exemption would apply for the dwelling and the land upon which it is situated, not exceeding one acre.
FULL TEXT
- 12/02/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100908D pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105296D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB46ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/02/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100908D
- 12/02/13 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
- 01/20/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/14 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/14 House: Read first time
- 01/28/14 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/18/14 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/14 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/25/14 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105296D-S1
- 02/26/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14105296D-S1
- 02/27/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB46S1
- 02/27/14 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/14 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105296D-S1 (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB46ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/07/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/07/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)