VirginiaPlastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
What it does
Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. Requires that any town located within a county that has imposed a disposable plastic bag tax receive a distribution of revenues collected by the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula for appropriations to towns. The bill restricts a town's use of such revenues to the same purposes allowable for a county or city.
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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
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 112 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:43 am)
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 23Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 23Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB341ER)Major
- Feb 23EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 18Rules suspended
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 27Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 23Read first timeMinor
- Jan 21Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 19Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 10:03 pm)
- Jan 16Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100399DIntroduced