SB 4 Virginia Senate · 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 HB 558.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Nov 20, 2023 Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 2, 2024
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB4ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Nov 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors