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SB 4 Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses (voter referendum).

Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty. Provides for a referendum at the November 5, 2024, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that would expand the real property tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action to be available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense. This bill is identical to HB 558.

FULL TEXT

• 11/20/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100994D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB4ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)  pdf

HISTORY

• 11/20/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100994D
• 11/20/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/23/24  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/30/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/16/24  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  House: Read second time
• 02/21/24  House: Read third time
• 02/21/24  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB4ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/04/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective - see bill)
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)