Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.
Summary
Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting and for payments to such victims; emergency. Establishes an income tax exemption for relief payments paid to a victim of the 2019 Virginia Beach mass shooting or a parent, guardian, child, or spouse of a victim. The bill also establishes an exemption from probate tax for a person killed or injured in the 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 shall refund the tax. The bill establishes a deduction for a taxpayer's relief payment, whether directly or indirectly, to a victim of the Virginia Beach mass shooting, provided the taxpayer coordinates with the City of Virginia Beach to identify victims and distribute payments. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 2, 2019
Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 22, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 3/11/20)
Feb 24, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 18, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
Jan 22, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Jan 22, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB93S1
Jan 22, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20106162D-S1
Jan 21, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
Dec 2, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Dec 2, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20101254D
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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