VA SB 9
Status unknownRS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 9 pass?
The current status of VA SB 9 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-20): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
What is VA SB 9 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 SB 9?
David R. Suetterlein is the primary sponsor of VA SB 9, joined by 18 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
- 2025-11-17
- Latest action
- 2026-01-20 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- David R. Suetterleinprimary
- Richard H. Stuartcosponsor
- William M. Stanley, Jr.cosponsor
- Bryce E. Reevescosponsor
- Todd E. Pillioncosponsor
- Mark J. Peakecosponsor
- Mark D. Obenshaincosponsor
- Tammy Brankley Mulchicosponsor
- Ryan T. McDouglecosponsor
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.cosponsor
- Christopher T. Headcosponsor
- T. Travis Hackworthcosponsor
- Timmy Frenchcosponsor
- Tara A. Durantcosponsor
- J.D. "Danny" Diggscosponsor
- Bill DeStephcosponsor
- Christie New Craigcosponsor
- Luther Cifers, IIIcosponsor
- Emily M. Jordancosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-11-17
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100497D
filing,introduction
2025-11-17
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-17
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 10:37 am)
2026-01-20
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
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Documents
Votes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations
2026-01-20 · pass · 9-5
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: not voting
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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