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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 167: Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 167 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Approved by Governor-Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/2026).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Eliminates the exemption from state recordation taxes for the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and eliminates the tax-exempt designation for real and personal property owned by the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. The bill contains technical amendments.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex AskewPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Amy LauferCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Garrett McGuireCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Leslie Chambers MehtaCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Holly SeiboldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Rip SullivanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/2026)
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  4. Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:36 am)
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB167ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
  10. Read third time
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source