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HB697Introduced in the House of Delegates

Income tax, state; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes.

IntroducedHouse Appropriations

Introduced by Hillary Pugh Kent, District 67

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Official description

Income tax; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes. Provides, for taxable years 2026 through 2030, a nonrefundable income tax credit in an amount equal to a surviving spouse's qualifying portion of real property taxes, defined in the bill, for any qualifying residence, also defined in the bill. The bill defines "eligible veteran" as a veteran who had been determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. The bill defines "surviving spouse" as the surviving spouse (i) of an eligible veteran; (ii) that would have been eligible for a real property tax exemption but for the eligible veteran's death having occurred prior to January 1, 2011; and (iii) who paid real property taxes on a qualifying residence during the taxable year for which the credit is claimed. The aggregate amount of credits allowable under the provisions of the bill shall not exceed $5 million per taxable year and shall be allocated by the Department of Taxation on a first-come, first-served basis.

Where it stands

Left in Committee Appropriations

February 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of DelegatesStage: Reported from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · February 11, 2026

21

Yes

0

No

1

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105061D

  2. Referred to Committee on Finance

  3. Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/30/2026 7:28 pm)

  4. Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1

  5. Reported from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

  6. Left in Committee Appropriations

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