HB 558 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses (voter referendum).

Summary
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty. Provides for a referendum at the November 5, 2024, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that would expand the real property tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action to be available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense. This bill is identical to SB 4.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (effective - see bill)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB558ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors