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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 895: 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

SB 895 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 4, 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: Aaron Rouse (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Finance and Appropriations.

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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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Aaron RousePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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 and Appropriations
  2. Impact statement from TAX (SB895)
  3. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101300D

Sources

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