VA HB11 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-25 - Senate: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections

Summary

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property exempt from taxation. Provides for a referendum at the November 2008 election on approval of a proposed constitutional amendment relating to property tax exemptions. The proposed amendment authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation that will allow localities by ordinance to exempt or partially exempt from real property taxes, or defer real property taxes on, up to 20 percent of the value of residential or farm property that is the owner-occupant's primary dwelling and lived in continuously. If approved by the voters, the amendment will take effect January 1, 2009. This bill incorporates

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Title

Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (voter referendum).

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-02-25 Senate: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections
2008-02-25 Senate: Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(f)
2008-02-25 Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
2008-02-25 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to (21-Y 19-N)
2008-02-25 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-25 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-02-25 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-22 Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
2008-01-31 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-31 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-30 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-30 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB11H1
2008-01-29 House: Committee substitute agreed to 087679404-H1
2008-01-29 House: Pending question ordered
2008-01-29 House: Read second time
2008-01-28 House: Read first time
2008-01-25 House: Committee substitute printed 087679404-H1
2008-01-25 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2008-01-11 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
2007-11-26 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2007-11-26 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087616404

Same As/Similar To

HB6 (Similar To) 2008-01-25 - House: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (HB11-Albo) by voice vote
HB272 (Similar To) 2010-02-04 - House: Passed by in General Laws with letter by voice vote

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