2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1868: Real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of members of armed forces who died in line of duty.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104206D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/19/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1868)
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Finance Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Printed as engrossed 25104206D-E
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/8/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1868)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107619D-S1
Senate
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/19/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/20/2025
Floor substitute printed 25107754D-S2 (Rouse)
Senate
2/20/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
Senate
2/20/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/20/2025
Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Substitute by Senator Rouse reconsidered
Senate
2/20/2025
Committee substitute reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/20/2025
Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Substitute ruled out of order
Senate
2/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1868ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1868)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)

Amendments

Finance Amendment

Finance Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Committee substitute reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Substitute by Senator Rouse reconsidered
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/20/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20258.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20258.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/20259.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/18/20259.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/17/20259.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/27/20259.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/20259.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/202521.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/8/202521.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/18/202521.2 KB