Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 3/10/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB839H1
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106479D-H1
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104484D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
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