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SB729: Retail Sales & Use Tax; Northern Virginia Transportation Authority authorized to impose.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Dick Saslaw (D-35)
Dick Saslaw
(D-35)
Served: 1980–
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Became Law |
Status
03/13/2008: failed senate
Summary
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; revenues of the Authority. Authorizes the Authority to impose a 0.50 percent retail sales and use tax in the counties and cities embraced by the Authority with the revenues therefrom dedicated to the Authority.
The bill provides that if the Authority imposes the retail sales and use tax, then, beginning at such time that the tax is first imposed, the Authority shall no longer be authorized to impose the (i) additional, one-time vehicle registration fee of one percent of the value of the vehicle for vehicles registered in a county or city embraced by the Authority; (ii) five percent sales tax on labor or services charged in the repair of motor vehicles occurring within a county or city embraced by the Authority; or (iii) additional annual $10 vehicle inspection fee for vehicles inspected in a county or city embraced by the Authority.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/06/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/25/2008 and 03/06/2008.
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Comments
Help us political newbs out here, where would this tax be applied? To the sale of vehicles? To the sale of gasoline? And, I am reading it correctly that is a half percent sales tax, eh?