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2024 SESSION
HB 558 Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses (voter referendum).
Introduced by: Phil M. Hernandez | 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 SB 4.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104020D pdf
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB558ER) pdf
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104020D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/28/24 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Finance
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/24 House: Read first time
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/20/24 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/24 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB558ER)
- 03/05/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: 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 394 (effective - see bill)
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)