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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 900: Real property tax; exemption 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 900 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Real property tax; exemption surviving spouses of members of armed forces who died in line of duty. Primary sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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 taxable year 2025. Under current law, a total exemption is only allowed 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill DeStephPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Christie CraigCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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 (SB900)
  3. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102345D

Sources

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