VirginiaSales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools.
What it does
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for public school capital projects, defined in the bill, if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. The bill removes the requirement that such a tax must have an expiration date on either (i) the date of the repayment of any bonds or loans used for such capital projects or (ii) a date chosen by the governing body.
More detail
Under current law, only Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax. This bill incorporates SB 874.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 28Impact statement from TAX (SB1307)
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1307ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Passed House with substitute (62-Y 33-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (62-Y 33-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Pending question ordered
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13Finance Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25106948D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 9Impact statement from TAX (SB1307)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 20Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Jan 17Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 17Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 17Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 17Read second timeMinor
- Jan 16Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 16Rules suspended
- Jan 15Incorporates SB874(Hackworth)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Incorporates SB874(Hackworth)
- Jan 15Committee substitute printed 25105039D-S1Major
- Jan 15Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 2-N)Minor
- Jan 15Incorporates SB874(Hackworth)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103264DIntroduced