VirginiaLicense taxes; local gas road improvement/Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax, sunset.
What it does
License taxes; local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax; sunset. Extends from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028, the expiration date for provisions permitting any county or city to impose a license tax at a rate not to exceed one percent on every person engaged in the business of severing gases from the earth for the purposes of funding improvements to public roads or as otherwise provided for the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 116 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Impact statement from TAX (HB1579)
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1579ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 24Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Reported from Finance (19-Y 2-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance (19-Y 2-N 1-A). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1Minor
- Jan 10Impact statement from TAX (HB1579)
- 2024
- Dec 31Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Dec 31Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102138DIntroduced