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2020 SESSION
HB 839 Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.
Introduced by: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Taxes on wills and administrations; exemption for victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting. Establishes an exemption from probate tax for a person killed or injured in the 2019 Virginia Beach mass shooting. The bill provides that if, prior to its enactment, a person eligible for a tax exemption pursuant to the bill paid tax to the Commonwealth or a locality for a will or grant of administration of a victim's estate, either the Commonwealth or the locality, as applicable, shall refund the tax. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to SB 93.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104484D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106479D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB839ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104484D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/22/20 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106479D-H1
- 01/22/20 House: Incorporates HB53 (Knight)
- 01/24/20 House: Read first time
- 01/27/20 House: Read second time
- 01/27/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106479D-H1
- 01/27/20 House: Emergency clause added
- 01/27/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB839H1
- 01/28/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB839ER)
- 02/25/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2020
- 03/03/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
- 03/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 3/10/20)
- 03/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)