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VA HB 703

in committee

RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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. 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. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Anne Ferrell Tataprimary
  • Scott A. Wyattcosponsor
  • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.cosponsor
  • Tony O. Wiltcosponsor
  • Wren M. Williamscosponsor
  • Bill Wileycosponsor
  • Madison Whittlecosponsor
  • Michael J. Webertcosponsor
  • R. Lee Warecosponsor
  • Wendell S. Walkercosponsor
  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.cosponsor
  • Chris S. Runioncosponsor
  • Eric Phillipscosponsor
  • Justin Pencecosponsor
  • Israel D. O'Quinncosponsor
  • Delores Oatescosponsor
  • Eric R. Zehrcosponsor
  • Joseph P. McNamaracosponsor
  • Ellen H. McLaughlincosponsor
  • James A. "Jay" Leftwichcosponsor
  • Terry G. Kilgorecosponsor
  • Hillary Pugh Kentcosponsor
  • M. Keith Hodgescosponsor
  • Karen Hamiltoncosponsor
  • Timothy P. Griffincosponsor
  • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.cosponsor
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.cosponsor
  • Will Daviscosponsor
  • Mitchell Cornettcosponsor
  • Mike A. Cherrycosponsor
  • Jason S. Ballardcosponsor
  • James W. Morefieldcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103660D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

    Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/23/2026 2:04 pm)

  4. 2026-02-05

    Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #3

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-09

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  6. 2026-02-11

    Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB703

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