Gas severance tax; no tax shall be imposed on or after January 1, 2018. (HB1705)

Introduced By

Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Gas severance tax. Extends the sunset date from December 31, 2015, to January 1, 2018, for the local gas severance tax that is dedicated to (i) the local Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund, (ii) the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Fund, and (iii) water, sewer, and natural gas systems and lines. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2015Committee
01/12/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103406D
01/12/2015Referred to Committee on Finance
01/18/2015Impact statement from TAX (HB1705)
01/20/2015Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
01/28/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
02/04/2015Reported from Finance with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Committee substitute printed 15104506D-H1
02/04/2015Incorporates HB2282
02/06/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Read second time
02/09/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104506D-H1
02/09/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1705H1
02/10/2015Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/10/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2015Referred to Committee on Finance
02/13/2015Impact statement from TAX (HB1705H1)
02/17/2015Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2015Read third time
02/19/2015Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Enrolled
02/24/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1705ER)
02/25/2015Signed by Speaker
02/26/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015
02/26/2015Signed by President
02/26/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
02/26/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/02/2015Impact statement from TAX (HB1705ER)
03/17/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective 7/1/15)
03/17/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.