VirginiaReal property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty.
What it does
Real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. Authorizes localities by ordinance to provide a total exemption from real property taxes regardless of assessed value beginning in taxable year 2026 for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. Under current law, a total exemption is only allowed for such surviving spouses for those dwellings in the locality with assessed values in the most recently ended tax year that are not in excess of the average assessed value for such year of a dwelling situated on property that is zoned as single family residential.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 27Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 23Read first timeMinor
- Jan 21Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 11:56 am)
- Jan 16Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103056DIntroduced
- Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N)Latest