Michael Feggans
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 97
Primary
Real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty; clarification for deaths resulting from suicide. Clarifies that the real property tax exemption currently available to the surviving spouse of any member of the armed forces of the United States who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense includes the death of any such member that was the result of suicide.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58.1-3219.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clarification for deaths resulting from suicide for the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1868ER)
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from TAX (HB1868)
Enrolled
Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
Floor substitute printed 25107754D-S2 (Rouse)
Read third time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
Reading of substitute waived
Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Substitute by Senator Rouse reconsidered
Committee substitute reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Substitute ruled out of order
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25107619D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from TAX (HB1868)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Printed as engrossed 25104206D-E
Finance Amendment agreed to
Read second time
Engrossed by House as amended
Read first time
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from TAX (HB1868)
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104206D
Referred to Committee on Finance
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Finance and Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| Finance Amendment | HTML |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Impact statement from TAX (HB1868) | PDF PDF PDF |
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