HB175
Real property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 28, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Chief Patron:
Michael Feggans (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103056D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 11:56 am)
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 01/21/2026 - House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/26/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
