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2015 SESSION
HJ 597 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.
Introduced by: Timothy D. Hugo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption. Provides that the General Assembly may provide for a local option to exempt from taxation the primary residence of the surviving spouse of any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel killed in the line of duty. Such tax exemption may not be claimed by a surviving spouse who has remarried.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101096D pdf
- 02/09/15 House: Printed as engrossed 15101096D-E pdf
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ597ER) pdf
- 03/27/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101096D
- 01/12/15 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 02/02/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/15 House: Taken up
- 02/09/15 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ597E
- 02/09/15 House: Printed as engrossed 15101096D-E
- 02/09/15 House: Agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/15 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/15 Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/15 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/15 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ597ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/15 House: Assigned Chapter 718 (effective - see bill)
- 03/27/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)