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Bill Real property tax; exemption for elderly and disabled individuals. Real property tax; exemption for elderly and disabled individuals. Revises various provisions of the local real property tax exemption and deferral program for elderly and disabled individuals. The bill allows a locality to require that an individual (i) pay all delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest assessed by the locality and incurred prior to becoming eligible for an exemption or deferral; (ii) enter into an installment agreement with the locality for the payment of all such delinquent amounts in installments over a period that is reasonable under the circumstances, but that in no event shall exceed 72 months; (iii) submit and obtain the treasurer's agreement to an offer in compromise with respect to all amounts of delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest; or (iv) carry out a combination thereof. Additionally, the bill provides that notice of the terms and conditions of the exemption and deferral program may be included in any notice of change in assessment and that the treasurer shall post such information on the locality's website. Finally, the bill allows a locality to provide a prorated exemption or deferral for the portion of the taxable year during which the taxpayer would have qualified for such exemption or deferral but had not yet filed an application. This bill is identical to SB 816. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2029 Virginia HB 2029 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2029 (2025) — Real property tax; exemption for elderly and disabled individuals.

Real property tax; exemption for elderly and disabled individuals. Revises various provisions of the local real property tax exemption and deferral program for elderly and disabled individuals. The bill allows a locality to require that an individual (i) pay all delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest assessed by the locality and incurred prior to becoming eligible for an exemption or deferral; (ii) enter into an installment agreement with the locality for the payment of all such delinquent amounts in installments over a period that is reasonable under the circumstances, but that in no event shall exceed 72 months; (iii) submit and obtain the treasurer's agreement to an offer in compromise with respect to all amounts of delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest; or (iv) carry out a combination thereof. Additionally, the bill provides that notice of the terms and conditions of the exemption and deferral program may be included in any notice of change in assessment and that the treasurer shall post such information on the locality's website. Finally, the bill allows a locality to provide a prorated exemption or deferral for the portion of the taxable year during which the taxpayer would have qualified for such exemption or deferral but had not yet filed an application. This bill is identical to SB 816.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Finance Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. HFIN Sub: Subcommittee #1 Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N) — 943 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 5-N) — 175 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Phil M. Hernandez — primary (person)
  • Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
  • Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
  • Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104305D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Impact statement from TAX (HB2029)
  • 2025-01-17 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
  • 2025-01-22 Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-22 Committee substitute printed 25105713D-H1 substitution
  • 2025-01-24 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-27 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-27 Finance Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-01-27 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-01-28 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-01-29 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2025-02-03 Impact statement from TAX (HB2029)
  • 2025-02-05 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-06 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-06 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-07 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-07 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-10 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-10 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2029ER) passage
  • 2025-02-10 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-13 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-15 Impact statement from TAX (HB2029)
  • 2025-02-18 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-02-18 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bca8bf44-ac2e-4190-9c30-c11e87046300. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).