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type: "Bill"
title: "Deeds not taxable; deeds involving only spouses."
description: "Deeds not taxable; deeds involving only spouses. Replaces the term \"husband and wife\" with \"spouses\" for purposes of the recordation tax exemption for certain deeds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1580"
citation: "Virginia HB 1580 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15b69e8c-b93f-459e-9cab-c5fbffcb6f83"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1580"
source_hash: "d6aa2116240a17def1aa5991e79738623330a794af1d7fd2ce4b2b6b28d295b0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 1580 (2020) — Deeds not taxable; deeds involving only spouses.
Deeds not taxable; deeds involving only spouses. Replaces the term "husband and wife" with "spouses" for purposes of the recordation tax exemption for certain deeds.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0643)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1580ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1580ER)
3. **Impact statement from TAX (HB1580)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1580)
## Votes
- VOTE: Passage (91-Y 6-N) — **906** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) — **391** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **380** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N) — **211** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) — **82** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-14** Presented and ordered printed 20104640D `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30** Impact statement from TAX (HB1580)
- **2020-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- **2020-02-05** Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-07** Passed by for the day
- **2020-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (91-Y 6-N)
- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-05** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-16** Impact statement from TAX (HB1580ER)
- **2020-04-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15b69e8c-b93f-459e-9cab-c5fbffcb6f83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).