| Bills |
Committee |
Last action |
Date |
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HB 696 -
Suit - Fair Housing Law; removes exemption of single-family
house from certain section. |
(H) Committee on General Laws |
(H) Incorporated by General Laws (HB1236-Melvin) |
02/09/06 |
|
notes: Removes exemption of
single-family house from the Fair Housing Law section relating to
restrictive covenants. Section 36-96.6 states in pertinent part that
any restrictive covenant based on race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap is void and
against Virginia public policy. The above change to the Fair Housing
Law exemptions makes § 36-96.6 applicable to single-family homes and
their owners. |
|
HB 1173 -
Rapp - Affordable housing; assessment of real property. |
(H) Committee on Finance
(S) Committee on Finance |
(S) Signed by President |
03/13/06 |
|
notes: Provides that (i)
certain federal, state or local restrictions, as well as special
expenses be considered in determining the fair market value and the
capitalization rate for certain real property designated as
affordable housing, and (ii) federal and state income tax credits
with respect to real property shall not be considered real property
or income attributable to real property. |
|
SB 46 -
Locke - Local housing rehabilitation zones; created. |
(H) Committee on General Laws
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(H) Signed by Speaker |
03/10/06 |
|
notes: Authorizes
localities to designate housing rehabilitation zones for the
establishment of incentives to rehabilitate housing stock in the
zone and to perform general improvement of the neighborhood.
Incentives include reduced user fees, special tax incentives,
special zoning, expedited permitting, and the waiver of tax liens
under certain circumstances. In addition, the locality is authorized
to establish a special service district to expand or improve the
public infrastructure in the zone. |
|
SB 269 -
Whipple - Condominium Act; conversion condominiums and notice to
locality. |
(H) Committee on General Laws
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(H) Signed by Speaker |
03/10/06 |
|
notes: In the case of
receipt of an application for a condominium that is a conversion
condominium, the agency shall, within five business days, also issue
a notice of filing to the chief administrative officer of the county
or city in which the proposed condominium is located, which notice
shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name and
address or location of the proposed condominium. |
|
SB 276 -
Whipple - Income tax, state; different tax rate on income
derived from sale of certain real estate. |
(H) Committee on Finance
(S) Committee on Finance |
(H) VOTE: DEFEATED (41-Y 57-N) |
03/01/06 |
|
notes: Provides for the
imposition of a 2.3% tax rate on the taxable proceeds from a sale of
an apartment building or complex to its tenant organization or to a
nonprofit organization, effective for taxable years beginning on and
after January 1, 2007. |
|
SB 294 -
Cuccinelli - Housing authorities; powers of regional and
consolidated. |
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice |
(S) Committee substitute printed 065349720-S1 |
02/13/06 |
|
notes: Prohibits any
regional housing authority or consolidated housing authority from
acquiring property through the exercise of the power of eminent
domain. This bill, which amends the article relating to regional
housing authorities, applies to consolidated housing authorities
because the provisions of the chapter applicable to regional housing
authorities are applicable, by statutory reference, to consolidated
housing authorities. Currently, regional housing authorities and
consolidated housing authorities enjoy the same power of eminent
domain that is statutorily afforded to housing authorities created
for cities and counties. |
