Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2404: Real property tax; certain driveways owned by disabled veterans and surviving spouses exempted.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 2404 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Real property tax; certain driveways owned by disabled veterans and surviving spouses exempted. Primary sponsor: Phil Scott (Republican). It lists 36 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Real property tax; exemptions for disabled veterans and surviving spouses; driveways. Clarifies that any driveway used to access land otherwise exempt from real property taxes as being owned by a veteran who has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability shall also be exempt from such taxation. The bill also clarifies that any driveway used to access land otherwise exempt from real property taxes due to being owned by a surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty shall be similarly exempt from real property taxes.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 22
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Scott | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 63 |
| Jonathan "Jed" Arnold | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mike Cherry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| A.C. Cordoza | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| N. Baxter Ennis | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Buddy Fowler | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| Debra Gardner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Tom Garrett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| C. Todd Gilbert | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tim Griffin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Keith Hodges | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 68 |
| Mike Jones | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Mark L. Earley, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Terry Kilgore | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Barry D. Knight | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Jay Leftwich | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
| Ian T. Lovejoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ellen McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Joe McNamara | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 40 |
| Delores Oates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Chris Obenshain | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| David Owen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Eric Phillips | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 48 |
| Chris Runion | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Kim A. Taylor | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Otto Wachsmann | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Lee Ware | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 72 |
| Mike Webert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Bill Wiley | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 32 |
| Tony Wilt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 34 |
| Tommy Wright | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| Eric Zehr | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- Read second time and engrossed
- Read first time
- Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
- Impact statement from TAX (HB2404)
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