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type: "Bill"
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title: "Personal property tax; exemption for agricultural vehicles."
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description: "Provides that, for purposes of the optional local personal property tax exemptions for motor vehicles, trucks, and tractors, the exemption shall apply if the vehicle is used primarily for agricultural purposes. Under current law, the exemption applies only if the vehicle is used exclusively for agricultural purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 2733"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2733 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agriculture", "Animal Care and Food", "Personal Property and Personal Property Tax", "Taxation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael J. Webert"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-16"
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last_action: "2019-03-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd2205b2-f6ac-4e89-a1f5-b4666a7d44c1"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2733"
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source_hash: "7bf3a20176fdf628f86d9feafcf02ce92164ba249e67d91cf34035466bbbad9e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2733 (2019) — Personal property tax; exemption for agricultural vehicles.
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Provides that, for purposes of the optional local personal property tax exemptions for motor vehicles, trucks, and tractors, the exemption shall apply if the vehicle is used primarily for agricultural purposes. Under current law, the exemption applies only if the vehicle is used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0259)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0259)
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2. **House amendments adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+amd+HB2733AH)
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3. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2733)
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4. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2733ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2733ER)
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5. **House: Presented and ordered printed 19102936D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2733)
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6. **House: Printed as engrossed 19102936D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2733E)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance with amendment — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael J. Webert — primary (person)
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- Les R. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 19102936D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-16** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-18** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-04** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House as amended HB2733E
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- **2019-02-04** Printed as engrossed 19102936D-E
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- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-14** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-21** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
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- **2019-02-21** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 259 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd2205b2-f6ac-4e89-a1f5-b4666a7d44c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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