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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 451: Land value; DHCD to study tax implications of allowing localities to implement a tax.

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

HJ 451 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Land value; DHCD to study tax implications of allowing localities to implement a tax. Primary sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Rules.

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.

Study; Department of Housing and Community Development; tax implications of allowing localities to implement a land value tax; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to study the potential tax implications that may result from each of the governing bodies of the Cities of Fairfax, Poquoson, Richmond, and Roanoke levying a land value tax and the potential tax implications that may result from allowing all local governing bodies to implement a land value tax.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Irene ShinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“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 Rules
  2. Referred to Committee on Rules
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100816D

Sources

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