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VA HB 13

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RS and UT; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 13 pass?

The current status of VA HB 13 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 13 about?

Sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Eliminates the remaining one percent local sales and use tax that is imposed on food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products beginning on July 1, 2026. Under current law, no other sales and use tax is applied to such products. The bill requires an equivalent amount of revenue to be distributed to cities and counties on a monthly basis in compensation for the lost tax revenue.

Who sponsors VA HB 13?

Joseph P. McNamara is the primary sponsor of VA HB 13, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Eliminates the remaining one percent local sales and use tax that is imposed on food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products beginning on July 1, 2026. Under current law, no other sales and use tax is applied to such products. The bill requires an equivalent amount of revenue to be distributed to cities and counties on a monthly basis in compensation for the lost tax revenue.

Introduced
2025-12-19
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph P. McNamaraprimary
  • Wendell S. Walkercosponsor
  • Phillip A. Scottcosponsor
  • Delores Oatescosponsor
  • Ellen H. McLaughlincosponsor
  • Eric R. Zehrcosponsor
  • Karen Hamiltoncosponsor
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.cosponsor
  • Mitchell Cornettcosponsor
  • Mike A. Cherrycosponsor
  • Terry G. Kilgorecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-11

    Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-02-09

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-02-06

    House subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-02-05

    Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #3

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-28

    Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/28/2026 7:34 pm)

  6. 2025-12-19

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-12-19

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102063D

    filing,introduction

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB13

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