Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include Energy Star qualified products. (SB867)
Introduced By
Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Sen. Brandon Bell (R-Roanoke), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax), Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (R-Vienna), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Benny Lambert (D-Richmond), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest), Sen. Jay O'Brien (R-Clifton), Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell), Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Sales tax exemption; energy-efficient products. Provides a sales tax exemption for purchases of certain energy-efficient products with a sales price of $2,500 or less made during a four-day period each year in mid-October. The bill also authorizes dealers to absorb the sales and use tax on all other items sold during the same time period and thereby relieve the purchasers of the obligation to pay such tax. Dealers who absorb such taxes are liable for payment of the same to the Tax Commissioner. Read the Bill »
Status
03/23/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077424840 |
01/08/2007 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
01/21/2007 | Impact statement from TAX (SB867) |
02/05/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/05/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2007 | Read second time |
02/06/2007 | Passed by temporarily |
02/06/2007 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/06/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/06/2007 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/06/2007 | Amendment by Senator Saslaw agreed to |
02/06/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB867E |
02/06/2007 | Printed as engrossed 077424840-E |
02/06/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2007 | Communicated to House |
02/07/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/07/2007 | Read first time |
02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
02/09/2007 | Impact statement from TAX (SB867E) |
02/13/2007 | Read second time |
02/14/2007 | Read third time |
02/14/2007 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | Enrolled |
02/20/2007 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB867ER) |
02/21/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2007 | Signed by President |
03/05/2007 | Impact statement from TAX (SB867ER) |
03/23/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 817 (effective 7/1/07) |
04/10/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817) |