HB 839

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 07, 2020
  • Passed House Jan 28, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 20, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 10, 2020

Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.

Abstract

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.

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.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Mar 10, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 3/10/20)

Mar 03, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2020

Feb 26, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 25, 2020

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from TAX (HB839ER)

Feb 20, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2020

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)

Feb 11, 2020

House

Impact statement from TAX (HB839H1)

Jan 29, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

Jan 28, 2020

House

VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB839H1

House

Emergency clause added

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106479D-H1

Jan 24, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 22, 2020

House

Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Incorporates HB53 (Knight)

House

Committee substitute printed 20106479D-H1

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 20, 2020

House

Impact statement from TAX (HB839)

Jan 07, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Finance

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104484D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from TAX (HB839) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB839H1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB839ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249) HTML

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