Gun safes; establishes an exemption from retail sales tax. (HB172)
Introduced By
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Sales tax exemption; gun safes. Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for the purchase of a gun safe with a selling price of $1,000 or less. The bill defines a gun safe as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or of ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill, a gun safe does not include a glass-faced cabinet. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/22/2017 | Committee |
| 12/22/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101168D |
| 12/22/2017 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 01/13/2018 | Impact statement from TAX (HB172) |
| 01/25/2018 | Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 02/02/2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/13/2018 | Left in Finance |