2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1970: Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law.
Legislative Summary
Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning; emergency. Clarifies that institutions licensed by the Department of Education that provide services pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or any school that is licensed by the Board of Education as a school for students with disabilities are institutions of learning not conducted for profit whose property is exempt from taxation pursuant to the Constitution of Virginia. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1202.
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Bill History
1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-13-2025 25104444D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1970)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/11/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/12/2025
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/12/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Senate Amendment rejected by House (0-Y 92-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
2/19/2025
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Delegates: Watts, Laufer, Walker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Senators: Deeds, Locke, Pillion
Senate
2/22/2025
Amended by conference committee
2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1970ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1970)
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
Governor's recommendation received by House
4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
4/2/2025
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Reenrolled bill text (HB1970ER2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Enacted, Chapter 645 (Effective 04/02/25)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)
Amendments
Finance and Appropriations Amendment
Finance and Appropriations Amendment
Not Adopted
Senate Amendment
Senate Amendment
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
2/22/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Amendment rejected by House (0-Y 92-N)
2/14/2025
0
Yea
92
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N)
1/29/2025
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Vivian Watts
Democrat