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HB 1884 Real property tax; exemption for certain surviving spouses.
Introduced by: Timothy D. Hugo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Real property tax exemption; certain surviving spouses. Authorizes localities to exempt the primary residence of the surviving spouse of a law-enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical services personnel who is killed in the line of duty. The exemption does not apply to that portion of the value of the residence in excess of the average assessed value of dwellings in the locality. The bill is pursuant to Article X, Section 6-B of the Constitution of Virginia, which was adopted by the voters in 2016.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101197D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101197D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1884ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1884ER2) pdf
- 02/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101197D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/23/17 House: Reported from Finance with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Read first time
- 01/25/17 House: Read second time
- 01/25/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/25/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1884E
- 01/25/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101197D-E
- 01/26/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/07/17 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/09/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/13/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1884ER)
- 02/13/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/14/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
- 02/14/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
- 02/21/17 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 02/23/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/17 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/17 House: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to
- 02/23/17 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION 2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 02/24/17 House: Reenrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1884ER2)
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Enacted, Chapter 248 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248)