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VA HB 1362

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Retail Sales and Use Tax; sales through vending machines.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 1362 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1362 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Finance

What is VA HB 1362 about?

Sales and use tax; sales through vending machines. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, only a one percent local sales and use tax shall be applied to sales through vending machines of food purchased for human consumption or essential personal hygiene products. Under current law, the rate applicable to such sales is 5.3 percent or six percent, as applicable depending on the locality, plus the one percent local sales and use tax.

Who sponsors VA HB 1362?

Joseph P. McNamara is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1362.

Description

Sales and use tax; sales through vending machines. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, only a one percent local sales and use tax shall be applied to sales through vending machines of food purchased for human consumption or essential personal hygiene products. Under current law, the rate applicable to such sales is 5.3 percent or six percent, as applicable depending on the locality, plus the one percent local sales and use tax.

Introduced
2026-01-20
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph P. McNamaraprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    Presented and ordered printed 26105181D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-20

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-31

    Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/31/2026 6:51 pm)

  4. 2026-02-06

    Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-10

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)

  6. 2026-02-18

    Left in Finance

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-10 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: not voting
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: no
    • Wendell S. Walker: no
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1362

Attribution

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