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type: "Bill"
title: "Recordation tax; supplemental writings."
description: "Recordation tax; supplemental writings. Providesthat recordation of a supplemental writing for certain deeds of trustand mortgages shall not be taxable, even if the supplemental writingrecites an increase in the principal amount of bonds or obligations.The deeds of trust or mortgages that qualify for this exemption arethose that convey property within the Commonwealth to secure obligationsoutside the Commonwealth and do not state an increase in the amountof the principal obligation secured that was apportioned to propertywithin the Commonwealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1615"
citation: "Virginia HB 1615 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c6bff46-5a38-41dc-b7d8-af31679c5731"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1615"
source_hash: "4ce6b6815000d58710be4e9e3e875b578ddd7c6e65eccebdab40bdeb4db89c28"
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 1615 (2020) — Recordation tax; supplemental writings.
Recordation tax; supplemental writings. Providesthat recordation of a supplemental writing for certain deeds of trustand mortgages shall not be taxable, even if the supplemental writingrecites an increase in the principal amount of bonds or obligations.The deeds of trust or mortgages that qualify for this exemption arethose that convey property within the Commonwealth to secure obligationsoutside the Commonwealth and do not state an increase in the amountof the principal obligation secured that was apportioned to propertywithin the Commonwealth.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0334)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0334)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1615ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1615ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1615H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1615H1)
4. **Impact statement from TAX (HB1615)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1615)
## Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) — **90** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **380** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **160** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — **200** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **970** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 20104636D `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-26** Impact statement from TAX (HB1615)
- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-29** Reported from Finance with substitute (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-29** Committee substitute printed 20106827D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-03** Committee substitute agreed to 20106827D-H1
- **2020-02-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1615H1
- **2020-02-04** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-04** VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-05** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Impact statement from TAX (HB1615H1)
- **2020-02-19** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-26** Enrolled
- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from TAX (HB1615ER)
- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
- **2020-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- **2020-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 334 (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/6c6bff46-5a38-41dc-b7d8-af31679c5731`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).