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Bill Real property tax; local classification or designation for property, nonprofit organizations. Real property tax; local classification or designation for portion of property. Clarifies that, in accordance with the Constitution of Virginia and by adoption of a local ordinance, any locality may by designation or classification exempt from real or personal property taxes, or both, the real or personal property, or both, owned by an ownership entity of which a controlling interest of the managing member or general partner of such ownership entity is held, directly or indirectly, by one or more nonprofit organizations, notwithstanding any for-profit ownership interests, that is used for charitable or benevolent purposes. The bill requires such local ordinance to stipulate any suspension or termination of such exemption in such ordinance.The bill also provides that any rental income or other sources of income received from any portion of real property that is used for charitable or benevolent purposes in accordance with such constitutional designation or classification shall not be considered a source of revenue or profit for which tax shall be assessed. Finally, the bill provides that the purpose of the bill is to stimulate public purpose projects by clarifying that localities have such authority and provides that the provisions of the bill providing that any county, city, or town may exempt from real or personal property taxes, or both, any real or personal property owned by an ownership entity of which a controlling interest of the managing member or general partner of such ownership entity is held directly or indirectly by one or more nonprofit organizations, notwithstanding any for-profit ownership interests, that is used for charitable or benevolent purposes are declaratory of existing law. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 854 Virginia HB 854 (2026)
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Virginia HB 854 (2026) — Real property tax; local classification or designation for property, nonprofit organizations.

Real property tax; local classification or designation for portion of property. Clarifies that, in accordance with the Constitution of Virginia and by adoption of a local ordinance, any locality may by designation or classification exempt from real or personal property taxes, or both, the real or personal property, or both, owned by an ownership entity of which a controlling interest of the managing member or general partner of such ownership entity is held, directly or indirectly, by one or more nonprofit organizations, notwithstanding any for-profit ownership interests, that is used for charitable or benevolent purposes. The bill requires such local ordinance to stipulate any suspension or termination of such exemption in such ordinance.The bill also provides that any rental income or other sources of income received from any portion of real property that is used for charitable or benevolent purposes in accordance with such constitutional designation or classification shall not be considered a source of revenue or profit for which tax shall be assessed. Finally, the bill provides that the purpose of the bill is to stimulate public purpose projects by clarifying that localities have such authority and provides that the provisions of the bill providing that any county, city, or town may exempt from real or personal property taxes, or both, any real or personal property owned by an ownership entity of which a controlling interest of the managing member or general partner of such ownership entity is held directly or indirectly by one or more nonprofit organizations, notwithstanding any for-profit ownership interests, that is used for charitable or benevolent purposes are declaratory of existing law.

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. Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • H VOTE: — 905 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance with substitute — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 81 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 90 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 150 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Rae Cousins — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104985D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
  • 2026-01-26 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 9:10 pm)
  • 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) substitution
  • 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-01-28 Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-29 Committee substitute printed 26106097D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-02 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  • 2026-02-02 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-02 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2026-02-17 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 3:55 pm)
  • 2026-03-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-04 Committee substitute printed 26108143D-S1 substitution
  • 2026-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-04 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  • 2026-03-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-03-04 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-06 Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 5-N 0-A) substitution
  • 2026-03-13 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-13 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB854ER) passage
  • 2026-03-13 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-13 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-24 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/24/2026 9:50 am)
  • 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 683 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/99774b89-585e-4edb-8223-541d336e1410. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).