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VA HB 261

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Real property; tax classification of land and improvements in City of Newport News.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 261 pass?

The current status of VA HB 261 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): Incorporated by Finance (HB282-Callsen) (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 261 about?

Real property tax; classification of land and improvements; City of Newport News. Authorizes the City of Newport News to levy a tax on the improvements to real property at a different rate than the tax imposed upon the land on which it is located. The rate levied on the improvements to real property shall not be zero and shall not exceed the rate of tax on the land on which it is located. This bill was incorporated into HB 282.

Who sponsors VA HB 261?

Shelly A. Simonds is the primary sponsor of VA HB 261.

Description

Real property tax; classification of land and improvements; City of Newport News. Authorizes the City of Newport News to levy a tax on the improvements to real property at a different rate than the tax imposed upon the land on which it is located. The rate levied on the improvements to real property shall not be zero and shall not exceed the rate of tax on the land on which it is located. This bill was incorporated into HB 282.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Latest action
2026-01-21 — Incorporated by Finance (HB282-Callsen) (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Shelly A. Simondsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103321D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-09

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-16

    Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-18

    Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/18/2026 8:26 pm)

  5. 2026-01-20

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)

  6. 2026-01-21

    Incorporated by Finance (HB282-Callsen) (Voice Vote)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting

    2026-01-20 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB261

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z

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