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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2737: Real property tax; surviving spouses of members of armed forces who died in line of duty.

In committee 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 2737 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Real property tax; surviving spouses of members of armed forces who died in line of duty. Primary sponsor: Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Finance.

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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 exemption; surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty. Authorizes localities by ordinance to provide a total exemption from real property taxes regardless of assessed value beginning in tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2025, for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty. Under law effective January 1, 2025, a total exemption is only allowed for such surviving spouses for those dwellings in the locality with assessed values in the most recently ended tax year that are not in excess of the average assessed value for such year of a dwelling situated on property that is zoned as single family residential.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anne Ferrell TataPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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. Left in Finance
  2. Impact statement from TAX (HB2737)
  3. Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
  4. Referred to Committee on Finance
  5. Presented and ordered printed 25104869D

Sources

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