HB 175 — Real property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (8)
- Michael B. Feggans (D, VA) — sponsor
- Phil M. Hernandez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Katrina Callsen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (12)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael B. Feggans (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Katrina Callsen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Marty Martinez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Phil M. Hernandez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg