Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Constitutional Amendment
HJ 457: Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HJ 457 is a constitutional amendment introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Primary sponsor: Chris Obenshain. It lists 33 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Privileges and Elections.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Constitutional amendment (first reference); personal property tax; exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Requires the General Assembly to exempt from personal property taxes motor vehicles owned by an individual for personal, noncommercial use, provided that for the first year following the effective date of such law, the exemption shall be equal to 20 percent of the tax rate imposed by a locality on tangible personal property, and shall increase by an additional 20 percent of such rate for each year thereafter until such time that the exemption is equal to 100 percent. For purposes of the exemption, "motor vehicle" includes only automobiles, pickup trucks, and motorcycles. The amendment provides that the exemption is applicable on the date the motor vehicle is acquired or the effective date of the amendment, whichever is later, but is not applicable for any period of time prior to the effective date.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 21
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Obenshain | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Jonathan "Jed" Arnold | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Terry Austin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 37 |
| Jason Ballard | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 42 |
| Amanda E. Batten | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| A.C. Cordoza | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Will Davis | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 39 |
| N. Baxter Ennis | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Nicholas J. Freitas | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tom Garrett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| C. Todd Gilbert | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Geary Higgins | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mark L. Earley, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Hillary Pugh Kent | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Terry Kilgore | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Ian T. Lovejoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ellen McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Paul V. Milde | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Will Morefield | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 43 |
| Israel O'Quinn | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 44 |
| David Owen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Bryce Reeves | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 28 |
| Chris Runion | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Phil Scott | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 63 |
| Bill Stanley | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Mike Webert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Bill Wiley | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 32 |
| Wren Williams | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 47 |
| Tony Wilt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 34 |
| Scott Wyatt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| 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
- Left in Privileges and Elections
- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101128D