# Virginia HJ14: Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use.

Virginia HJ14, Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Timothy P. Griffin (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-01-30 (Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ14-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ14
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-01-30, Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Voting Rights
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-01-30: Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101727D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082655.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082654.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082655.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082654.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)
- [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills)
- [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ14-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).