HJ 34 VA
Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.
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Summary
Virginia House Joint Resolution 34 would request the Department of Taxation to study options for abolishing the personal property tax on certain qualifying vehicles. The resolution would require the department to report on feasible options and approaches for eliminating this tax category.
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Official abstract
Requesting the Department of Taxation to study options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles. Report.
Sponsor (1)
- Lily V. Franklin · primary
20 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jessica L. Anderson · cosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · cosponsor
- Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
- Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Rae Cousins Democratic · cosponsor
- Mark C. Downey · cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass Democratic · cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado · cosponsor
- John Chilton McAuliff · cosponsor
- Garrett McGuire Democratic · cosponsor
- Leslie Chambers Mehta · cosponsor
- May Nivar Democratic · cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt Democratic · cosponsor
- Irene Shin Democratic · cosponsor
- Shelly A. Simonds Democratic · cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker · cosponsor
Action history (12)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103007D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Rules (12-Y 6-N) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Taken up · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Agreed to by House (68-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper
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