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2013 SESSION
HJ 551 Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may exempt real property of spouses of soldiers killed.
Introduced by: David I. Ramadan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action. Provides that the General Assembly may provide a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of surviving spouses of members of the military who are killed in action. Such tax exemption may not be claimed by a surviving spouse who has remarried.
FULL TEXT
- 11/19/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100523D pdf
- 01/29/13 House: Printed as engrossed 13100523D-E pdf
- 03/04/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ551ER) pdf
- 03/26/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/19/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100523D
- 11/19/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
- 01/21/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/13 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/13 House: Taken up
- 01/29/13 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/13 House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ551E
- 01/29/13 House: Printed as engrossed 13100523D-E
- 01/29/13 House: Agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 Senate: Reading waived
- 01/31/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/12/13 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/13 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/13 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/13 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/13 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ551ER)
- 03/04/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/13 House: Assigned Chapter 727 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/26/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727)