HB 167 VA Became Law
Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.
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Summary
Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Eliminates the exemption from state recordation taxes for the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and eliminates the tax-exempt designation for real and personal property owned by the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. The bill contains technical amendments.
Sponsor (1)
- Alex Q. Askew Democratic · primary
14 coauthors / cosponsors
- Dan I. Helmer Democratic · cosponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · cosponsor
- Katrina Callsen Democratic · cosponsor
- Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · cosponsor
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael B. Feggans Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · cosponsor
- Amy J. Laufer Democratic · cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · cosponsor
- Garrett McGuire Democratic · cosponsor
- Leslie Chambers Mehta · cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · cosponsor
- Holly M. Seibold Democratic · cosponsor
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (26)
- Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102823D · lower
- Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/13/2026 4:12 pm) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
- Feb 17, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Feb 23, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB167ER) · lower
- Feb 23, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Feb 23, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:36 am) · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
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