VirginiaTangible personal property tax; establishes classification for electric landscaping equipment.
What it does
Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment. Establishes a separate classification of tangible personal property for electric-powered landscaping equipment employed in a trade or business and used to maintain commercial, public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, or other plants, including lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws. Such property may be taxed by a locality at a rate not to exceed that applied to the general class of tangible personal property.
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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 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 403 (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
- Mar 6Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 6Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/6/2026 11:35 am)
- Mar 6Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB557ER)Major
- Mar 6EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Passed by for the day
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 25Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 10Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- Jan 19Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 3:14 pm)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100257DIntroduced