VA HB 703
Status unknownRS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did VA HB 703 pass?
The current status of VA HB 703 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 703 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. 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.
Who sponsors VA HB 703?
Anne Ferrell Tata is the primary sponsor of VA HB 703, joined by 31 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. 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
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
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
Newest first
2026-02-11
Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)
2026-02-09
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-05
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/23/2026 2:04 pm)
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103660D
filing,introduction
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Votes
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Related bills
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