Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 175
Session 2026
Real property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty.
Active
Active
Passed House on Jan 27, 2026
First Action
Jan 6, 2026
Latest Action
Jan 28, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
175
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Unknown
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Unknown
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-3219.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. 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 2026 for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. Under current law, 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.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 11:56 am)
Actions (11)
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
01/28/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/27/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
01/26/2026
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/23/2026
House
Read first time
01/21/2026
House
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
01/20/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
01/17/2026
House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 11:56 am)
01/16/2026
House
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2
01/06/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Finance
01/06/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103056D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:27:52 PM
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2026 9:05:28 PM