VirginiaMotor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc.
What it does
Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption. Exempts from the retail sales and use tax imposed on motor vehicles in Virginia, any electric vehicle, defined in the bill, being registered for the first time in the Commonwealth if the applicant holds a valid, assignable title or registration issued to him by another state or a branch of the United States Armed Forces and such applicant has owned the vehicle for less than 12 months and provides evidence of purchasing the vehicle while a resident of another state. Current law provides such first-time registration exemption only if the vehicle has been owned by the applicant for longer than 12 months or less than 12 months if such applicant provides evidence of such sales tax payment made to another state.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1008)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26105877D-H1Major
- Feb 11Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10House subcommittee offered
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/9/2026 9:17 pm)
- Feb 6Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105253DIntroduced
- Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest