# Virginia HB167: Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.

Virginia HB167, Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0788)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB167-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB167
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0788)
- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (151 yes, 67 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Eliminates the exemption from state recordation taxes for the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and eliminates the tax-exempt designation for real and personal property owned by the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. The bill contains technical amendments.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Confederate groups lose Virginia tax exemptions: cost, low. The law ends property tax exemptions for the Confederate Memorial Literary Society and Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated. It also ends those exemptions for the Virginia Division and General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Deeds transferring real estate to the Virgini…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 62 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Finance | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0788) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:36 am) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB167ER) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-19: Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/13/2026 4:12 pm) (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102823D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223024.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223023.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171551.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171550.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082707.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082706.PDF)

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- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223024.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223023.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171551.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171550.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082707.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082706.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB167-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).