VA HB865 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property tax exemption for surviving spouse of certain emergency services providers. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2016, election to approve or reject an amendment to Article X of the Constitution of Virginia to allow the General Assembly to provide an option to the localities to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel who was killed in the line of duty. The amendment provides that the surviving spouse must occupy the real property as his or her principal place of residence and that the exemption ceases if the surviving spouse remarries.
Title
Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemptions.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-24 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017) | |
2016-02-24 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 17 (effective 7/1/16) | |
2016-02-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 | |
2016-02-17 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/16 |
2016-02-16 | Senate | Signed by President |
2016-02-16 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2016-02-16 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB865ER) |
2016-02-16 | House | Enrolled |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Read third time |
2016-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2016-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2016-02-03 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
2016-02-01 | House | Read first time |
2016-01-29 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-18 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-15 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments |
2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2016-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101467D |