VA HB25 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-3)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Annual retail sales and use tax holiday. Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takes place on the first full weekend in August beginning on July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax will not apply to certain (i) school supplies, (ii) clothing and footwear, (iii) qualified products designated as Energy Star or WaterSense, (iv) portable generators, or (v) hurricane preparedness equipment.

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Title

Retail Sales and Use Tax; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N) (Y: 95 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-17 - House - House: Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)
2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/25)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08SenateSigned by President
2024-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB25ER)
2024-03-07HouseEnrolled
2024-03-01HouseVOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N)
2024-03-01HouseSenate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N)
2024-02-28SenatePassed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2024-02-28SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2024-02-28SenateReading of amendment waived
2024-02-28SenateRead third time
2024-02-27SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-01-24SenateReferred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-01-23HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2024-01-22HousePrinted as engrossed 24100105D-E
2024-01-22HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB25E
2024-01-22HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2024-01-22HouseRead second time
2024-01-19HouseRead first time
2024-01-17HouseReported from Finance with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2023-12-18HouseReferred to Committee on Finance
2023-12-18HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100105D

Same As/Similar To

HB138 (Similar To) 2024-01-17 - Stricken from docket by Finance (21-Y 0-N)
SB58 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations
SB64 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations
SB116 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/25)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
581639.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB25
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB25+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB25E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB25ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0628+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105039A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB25AH
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB25AS
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB25ASE
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB25F161+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB25FE161+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB25FER161+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H10V0006+HB0025
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0009+HB0025
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0010+HB0025
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0698HB0025+HB0025
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0414+HB0025
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0727HB0025+HB0025
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1386+HB0025

Bill Comments

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