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Spanberger Signs Bill Ending Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups
The law targets the United Daughters of the Confederacy and other groups, ending property-tax exemptions and specialty plates after years of Democratic pressure.
- On Monday, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed HB167, eliminating state property tax exemptions for Confederate-linked organizations including the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, 161 years after the American Civil War.
- The Democrat-led legislature passed this measure to correct fiscal priorities and distance Virginia from its legacy as the capital of the 11 slaveholding states that seceded during the American Civil War.
- With $15.8 million in assets, the UDC warned that losing tax breaks could jeopardize its marble-walled Richmond headquarters, which faces reversion to the state if maintenance falters.
- UDC President General Julie Hardaway condemned the law as "viewpoint discrimination," while State General Assembly delegate Alex Askew countered that tax exemptions are "a privilege and not a right."
- Specialty license plates featuring Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Sons of Confederate Veterans were also recently discontinued, part of Virginia's broader effort to re-evaluate state symbols tied to the Confederacy.
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Spanberger Signs Bill Removing Confederate Group Tax Exemptions
Richmond, Virginia — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation Monday eliminating state tax exemptions for several organizations tied to the Confederacy, marking a shift in how the state treats groups connected to Civil War history. The bill, known as HB167, passed the Virginia House 62-35 and the Senate 21-17 earlier this year. It removes property tax exemptions for groups including the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the…
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Spanberger signs bill ending tax breaks for Confederate groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Monday signed into law a bill eliminating tax exemptions for multiple organizations connected to the Confederacy. Democrats in the Virginia House and Senate passed HB167 with vote totals of 62-35 and 21-17, respectively, earlier this year. The bill specifically removes the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the…
Virginia ends state property tax breaks for Confederate groups
The state law specifically removes the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Memorial Literary Society from the list of exemptions to state property taxes, along with other similar groups.
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