# 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 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Timothy P. Griffin (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ14
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 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: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Voting Rights
- Touches household money: no
- 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

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-01-30: Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (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/1230475.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230474.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230475.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230474.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ14-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).