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2016 SESSION

16101829D
HOUSE BILL NO. 80
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled December 8, 2015
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 36 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-3667, relating to the effective date of the tax exemption for property certified as tax exempt by a state or local authority.
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Patron-- Byron
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Referred to Committee on Finance
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 36 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-3667 as follows:

§ 58.1-3667. Effective date of property tax exemption for certified property.

Except as otherwise explicitly provided under this article, as to any real or personal property, machinery, equipment, facilities, devices, or real estate improvements required to be certified by a state or local certifying authority for tax exemption under this article, once the required certification is made such property shall be deemed exempt as of the date the property is placed in service. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or construed as extending any limitations period under law for applying for correction of an assessment or otherwise appealing an assessment.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to § 58.1-3664.