00Commish: Master list of all Bills on watch list
 Composite view with notes

Bills CommitteeLast actionDate
HB 1368 - Coyner - Tax practitioners; work group to consider discussion process, etc. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Rules
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0164)03/22/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Taxation; policies and procedures; work group. Directs the Department of Taxation to convene a work group for the purpose of studying the Department's current policies and procedures in order to determine options for a mechanism for tax practitioners to provide feedback to the Department on an ongoing basis.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:SUPPORT
HB 1442 - McNamara - Transient occupancy tax; administration. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 7/1/23)03/23/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Transient occupancy tax; administration. Requires the Department of Taxation to annually publish on its website the current transient occupancy tax rates imposed in each locality. The bill also (i) requires the tax-assessing officer of a locality to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of transient occupancy taxes from accommodations intermediaries, and (ii) specifies certain return filing requirements for accommodations intermediaries.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:SUPPORT
HB 1450 - Orrock - Individuals with disabilities; terminology. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148)03/22/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Individuals with disabilities; terminology. Replaces various instances of the terms "handicap," "handicapped," and similar variations throughout the Code of Virginia with alternative terms, as appropriate in the statutory context, such as "disability" and "impairment." The bill contains technical amendments. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission

This bill is included in the watchlist for informational purposes in case your locality needs to update the terminology in your local ordinances.

It affects 58.1-3210, 58.1-3213.1, 58.1-3503, 58.1-3506, 5.1-3506.1, 58.1-3506.6, 58.1-3833, 58.1-3840

SAME AS SB798
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 1486 - Webert - Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)03/23/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements. Expands the list of certain farm machinery and farm implements that a locality may exempt from personal property taxes to include (i) motor vehicles used primarily for agricultural purposes, (ii) privately owned trailers primarily used by farmers in their farming operations, and (iii) season-extending vegetable hoop houses used for in-field production of produce. The bill states that a locality that exempts motor vehicles or privately owned trailers pursuant to these provisions shall not collect any unpaid tangible personal property taxes, including interest or penalties, that are owed to the locality as of July 1, 2023. Any such unpaid taxes shall be stricken from the books of the treasurer.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 1685 - Greenhalgh - Business local; taxes, penalties. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0014)03/16/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Local business taxes; penalties. Requires license application forms to include the due date for the application and the amount of the penalty charged for late application filing, the underpayment of estimated tax, and the late payment of tax. The bill requires the assessing official, upon assessing any such penalty or any interest, to notify the affected taxpayer of the amount of such penalty, any interest assessed, and the total amount of tax owed. This bill is a recommendation of the Small Business Commission.

This Bill affects both BPOL and Business Personal Property

ASSOCIATION POSITION: OPPOSE
HB 1789 - Filler-Corn - Health insurance; credits for certain local officials and employees. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 581 (effective 7/1/23)03/26/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Health insurance credits for certain local officials and employees. Provides an annual increase in the amount of monthly health insurance credits received by retired constitutional officers and their employees who rendered at least 30 years of creditable service by the same percentage as any annual post-retirement supplement provided for retirees hired on or after July 1, 2010.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:SUPPORT
HB 1806 - Bloxom - Farm use placards; permanent placards for any pickup or panel truck, etc. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0085)03/21/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Farm use placards. Delays from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, the date by which vehicles claiming a farm use exemption are required to obtain a farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and display such placard at all times. The bill provides that the requirement to display a farm use placard only applies to pickup or panel trucks and sport utility vehicles. The bill removes certain requirements on the application for a farm use placard, prohibits requesting additional information on such application, and prohibits disclosure of application information. The bill authorizes the use of an agricultural or horticultural vehicle for disposing of incidental refuse and a seasonal transportation vehicle for driving to a storage house, packing plant, or market regardless of distance. The bill clarifies that the exemption for transporting back to a farm essential food includes procuring a meal for a farmer or his employees and that such exemption applies while engaged in authorized farm vehicle uses. The bill exempts vehicles required to obtain a farm use placard from the motor vehicle sales and use tax and authorizes localities to exempt such vehicles from personal property tax
SAME AS SB1057
THIS BILL IS LISTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 1896 - Byron - Bank franchise tax; electronic access to banks for real estate assessment records, etc. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0050)03/17/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Bank franchise tax. Provides for the electronic filing of bank franchise tax through a secure online portal maintained by the Department of Taxation, and extends the time to file such tax return by 60 days. The bill also requires localities to provide banks access to real estate assessment records upon request. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025, and directs the Department to convene a work group to assess potential alternative methods for the filing and allocation of bank franchise tax revenues.

SAME AS SB1182
ASSOCIATION POSITION:IN DISSCUSSION
HB 1927 - Durant - Tax returns; filing returns or payment of taxes by mail. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)03/22/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Filing of tax returns or payment of taxes by mail. Provides that a remittance of a tax return or a tax payment shall be deemed to have been timely received if, through no fault of the taxpayer, no postmark is affixed or the postmark affixed by the United States Postal Service is illegible or bears no date and such tax return or payment is received within five days of the due date. The bill also provides that no penalty or interest shall be imposed (i) if a taxpayer provides evidence that a tax return filing or a tax payment was timely by producing a United States Postal Service Certificate of Mailing, or other proof of mailing, showing such return was filed or such payment was made on time or (ii) if a taxpayer's failure to file a return or to pay a tax to a locality was the fault of the United States Postal Service

THIS BILL IS LISTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 1942 - Durant - Real property tax; notice of rate and assessment changes. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/23)03/26/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Real property tax; notice of rate and assessment changes. Requires certain information to be included in the notice that a locality is required to send to taxpayers after conducting a reassessment of real property. The bill provides that, in any county, city, or town that conducts an annual or biennial reassessment of real estate or in which reassessment of real estate is conducted primarily by employees of the county, city, or town under direction of the commissioner of the revenue and that has not yet established its real property tax rate when such notice is sent, the locality shall set out in the notice the effective tax rate increase.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 2200 - Robinson - Anti-cancer drugs; analyzing current reimbursement, etc., for medical practices that administer. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective 7/1/23)03/26/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED:

License taxes; deductions; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to analyze and review current reimbursement and operational challenges for medical practices that administer anti-cancer drugs in an in-office setting. The bill requires the Secretary to report his recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 15, 2023.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 2289 - Williams - Elected and certain appointed; procedure for removal by courts. (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections

(S) Committee on Privileges and Elections
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/23)03/26/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Procedure for removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts. Sets out the procedure by which, and clarifies the reasons for which, an elected officer or officer who has been appointed to fill an elective office may be removed from office. The bill requires, among other things, that the general registrar review the petition and determine its sufficiency in accordance with the uniform standards approved by the State Board of Elections and that the attorney for the Commonwealth review the petition to determine if valid grounds exist to remove the officer. If the attorney for the Commonwealth is the elected official who is subject to the removal petition, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia is tasked with appointing an alternate attorney for the Commonwealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

SAME AS SB1431
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HB 2414 - Scott, D.L. - Real property; tax exemption for disabled veterans or surviving spouse. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 659 (effective 7/1/23)03/26/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Real property tax exemption; disabled veterans. Allows a disabled veteran or surviving spouse to apply for a real property tax exemption and receive a decision prior to purchasing a qualifying property. The bill provides that the commissioner of the revenue of the county, city, or town, or such other officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the property is located, shall, within 20 business days of receiving the application, process the application and send a letter to the disabled veteran or surviving spouse stating whether the application is approved or denied. If the application is approved, the bill requires the letter to include the amount of the tax exemption approved. The bill provides, however, that the exemption described in such letter shall become effective only after the disabled veteran or surviving spouse becomes the owner of the property.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
HJ 570 - Hodges - Celebrating the life of Priscilla Juliette Davenport.  (S) Agreed to by Senate02/02/23
notes: SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Celebrating the life of Priscilla Juliette Davenport.
SB 798 - Hashmi - Individuals with disabilities; terminology. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0149)03/22/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Individuals with disabilities; terminology. Replaces various instances of the terms "handicap," "handicapped," and similar variations throughout the Code of Virginia with alternative terms, as appropriate in the statutory context, such as "disability" and "impairment." The bill contains technical amendments. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission.

This bill is included in the watchlist for informational purposes in case your locality needs to update the terminology in your local ordinances.

It affects 58.1-3210, 58.1-3213.1, 58.1-3503, 58.1-3506, 5.1-3506.1, 58.1-3506.6, 58.1-3833, 58.1-3840

SAME AS HB1450
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
SB 1057 - Hanger - Farm use placards; permanent placards for any pickup or panel truck, etc. (H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)03/21/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Farm use placards. Delays from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, the date by which vehicles claiming a farm use exemption are required to obtain a farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and display such placard at all times. The bill provides that the requirement to display a farm use placard only applies to pickup or panel trucks and sport utility vehicles. The bill removes certain requirements on the application for a farm use placard, prohibits requesting additional information on such application, and prohibits disclosure of application information. The bill authorizes the use of an agricultural or horticultural vehicle for disposing of incidental refuse and a seasonal transportation vehicle for driving to a storage house, packing plant, or market regardless of distance. The bill clarifies that the exemption for transporting back to a farm essential food includes procuring a meal for a farmer or his employees and that such exemption applies while engaged in authorized farm vehicle uses. The bill exempts vehicles required to obtain a farm use placard from the motor vehicle sales and use tax and authorizes localities to exempt such vehicles from personal property tax.

SAME AS HB1806
THIS BILL IS LISTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
SB 1182 - Ruff - Bank franchise tax; electronic access to banks for real estate assessment records, etc. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051)03/17/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Bank franchise tax. Provides for the electronic filing of bank franchise tax through a secure online portal maintained by the Department of Taxation, and extends the time to file such tax return by 60 days. The bill also requires localities to provide banks access to real estate assessment records upon request. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025, and directs the Department to convene a work group to assess potential alternative methods for the filing and allocation of bank franchise tax revenues.

SAME AS HB1896
ASSOCIATION POSITION:IN DISSCUSSION
SB 1258 - Lucas - Sales tax revenues; entertainment arena. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 737 (effective - see bill)03/27/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Sales tax revenues; entertainment arena. Adds entertainment arena to the definition of public facility for the purpose of allowing a locality to collect all sales tax revenues generated by transactions at such a facility, provided that a locality owns the facility, wholly or partly, and contributes to financing its construction. The bill also allows a municipality to issue bonds to finance a public facility on or after July 1, 2023, but prior to July 1, 2026.

THIS BILL IS LISTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
SB 1389 - Lewis - Deed recordation; address transfer for taxation. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/23)03/23/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Deed recordation; address transfer for taxation. Requires that the commissioner of revenue of a jurisdiction shall, upon receipt and review of the recordation receipt from the clerk of the circuit court of his jurisdiction, ensure that the land book is updated to reflect each grantee and property address or any other such address as may be specified in writing by the grantee for the delivery of future tax bills.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
SB 1431 - Surovell - Elected and certain appointed; procedure for removal by courts. (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections

(S) Committee on Privileges and Elections
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/23)03/26/23
notes: SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Procedure for removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts. Sets out the procedure by which, and clarifies the reasons for which, an elected officer or officer who has been appointed to fill an elective office may be removed from office. The bill requires, among other things, that (i) the general registrar review the petition and determine its sufficiency in accordance with the uniform standards approved by the State Board of Elections; (ii) the general registrar certify the petition within 10 business days and promptly file such certification with the clerk of the circuit court; and (iii) the certification state the number of signatures required, the number of signatures on the petition, and the number of valid signatures, along with any signatures found to be invalid and any material omissions from the petition. The bill also provides that the Commonwealth and the elected officer shall be the only two parties to a removal proceeding. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

SAME AS HB2289
ASSOCIATION POSITION: WATCH
SB 1511 - Hanger - Land use classifications; property qualifications. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345)03/23/23
notes: SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Land use classifications; property qualifications. Allows a property that formerly participated in and continues to meet the qualifications of a state or federal soil and water conservation program but is no longer receiving payments or other compensation as a result of such program to continue to be eligible for designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use and real estate devoted to horticultural use. The bill further states that the presence of noxious weeds or woody growth shall not be the sole basis for denial of such classifications. Further, the bill requires that the application forms for taxation on the basis of a use assessment allow a landowner who received payments or compensation as a result of the former participation of their property in a state or federal soil and water conservation program, and whose property continues to meet the qualifications of such program but is no longer receiving such payments or compensation, to certify that the land continues to meet the requirements of such program for the purposes of classification.

ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH
SJ 231 - McPike - Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Assigned Chapter 739 (effective 7/1/23)03/27/23
notes: SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (first reference); real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty. Clarifies the current language for tax exemption for real property available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense

SAME AS HJ533
ASSOCIATION POSITION:WATCH