Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 143 — Disabled veterans and surviving spouses; state subsidy of property tax exemptions.

Last action — Left in Finance and Appropriations

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

State subsidy of property tax exemptions fordisabled veterans and surviving spouses. Requires the Commonwealthto subsidize local real estate tax relief for disabled veterans andsurviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in actionwhen more than one percent of a locality's real estate tax base islost due to such state-mandated tax relief programs. The Commonwealthwould subsidize only that portion of tax exempt real estate thatexceeds the one percent threshold. Thebill requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to establish an applicationprocess whereby a locality would demonstrate that more than one percentof its real estate tax base was lost. The Auditor would certify tothe Governor and the General Assembly those localities that wouldbe eligible for a subsidy, and the Governor would include in theBudget Bill a proposed appropriation of the amount of the state subsidyto be provided to localities certified as eligible localities.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Finance and Appropriations

  2. Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

  3. Impact statement from TAX (SB143)

  4. Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name

  5. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101369D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea

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Subjects

taxation veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 143 do?
State subsidy of property tax exemptions fordisabled veterans and surviving spouses. Requires the Commonwealthto subsidize local real estate tax relief for disabled veterans andsurviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in actionwhen more than one percent of a locality's real estate tax base islost due to such state-mandated tax relief programs. The Commonwealthwould subsidize only that portion of tax exempt real estate thatexceeds the one percent threshold. Thebill requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to establish an applicationprocess whereby a locality would demonstrate that more than one percentof its real estate tax base was lost. The Auditor would certify tothe Governor and the General Assembly those localities that wouldbe eligible for a subsidy, and the Governor would include in theBudget Bill a proposed appropriation of the amount of the state subsidyto be provided to localities certified as eligible localities.
Who sponsors SB 143?
SB 143 is sponsored by Richard H. Stuart and Cole, Mark L..
What is the current status of SB 143?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 143?
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