An amendment from Gov. Glenn Youngkin would halt a bill intended to remove real estate-related tax exemptions from several organizations with ties to the Confederacy, instead requiring the measure to undergo a study and another vote next year.
Lawmakers voted to take away tax breaks for Virginia's division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy but Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants them to do it again in 2025 before the state can cut off the tax benefits for the group.