States / Virginia / HB 175

HB 175 Passed First Chamber

Real property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. Authorizes localities by ordinance to provide a total exemption from real property taxes regardless of assessed value beginning in taxable year 2026 for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. Under current law, a total exemption is only allowed for such surviving spouses for those dwellings in the locality with assessed values in the most recently ended tax year that are not in excess of the average assessed value for such year of a dwelling situated on property that is zoned as single family residential.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
Last action
Jul 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Session
2027
Momentum
78 · High