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VA HJ 14

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Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HJ 14 pass?

The current status of VA HJ 14 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)

What is VA HJ 14 about?

Constitutional amendment (first reference); personal property tax; exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Exempts one motor vehicle used for personal, noncommercial purposes from state and local taxes. The amendment specifies that such exemption is only applicable (i) for automobiles, motorcycles, and pickup trucks and (ii) on and after the date the motor vehicle is acquired or the effective date of the amendment, whichever is later, and is not applicable for any period of time prior to the effective date of the amendment.

Who sponsors VA HJ 14?

Timothy P. Griffin is the primary sponsor of VA HJ 14.

Description

Constitutional amendment (first reference); personal property tax; exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Exempts one motor vehicle used for personal, noncommercial purposes from state and local taxes. The amendment specifies that such exemption is only applicable (i) for automobiles, motorcycles, and pickup trucks and (ii) on and after the date the motor vehicle is acquired or the effective date of the amendment, whichever is later, and is not applicable for any period of time prior to the effective date of the amendment.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Latest action
2026-01-30 — Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
Bill type
constitutional amendment
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Timothy P. Griffinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101727D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-06

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

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  3. 2026-01-26

    Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-28

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  5. 2026-01-30

    Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ14

Attribution

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