Retail Sales and Use Tax; reduced rate on essential personal hygiene products. (HB2540)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Ronnie Campbell (R-Raphine), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Bob Thomas (R-Stafford), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. Chris Head (R-Roanoke), Sen. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Sales and use tax; reduced rate on essential personal hygiene products. Applies the reduced state sales and use tax rate of 1.5%, which under current law applies only to food purchased for human consumption, to essential personal hygiene products, defined in the bill as (i) nondurable incontinence products such as diapers, disposable undergarments, pads, and bed sheets; and (ii) menstrual cups and pads, pantyliners, sanitary napkins, tampons, and other products used to absorb or contain menstrual flow. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 1715. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2019 | Committee |
| 01/09/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100843D |
| 01/09/2019 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 01/18/2019 | Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 01/20/2019 | Impact statement from TAX (HB2540) |
| 01/25/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2019 | Reported from Finance with amendment (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/31/2019 | Read second time |
| 01/31/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 01/31/2019 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2540E |
| 01/31/2019 | Printed as engrossed 19100843D-E |
| 02/01/2019 | Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N) |
| 02/01/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2019 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 02/11/2019 | Impact statement from TAX (HB2540E) |
| 02/12/2019 | Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Passed Senate with amendment |
| 02/13/2019 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/13/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/13/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/13/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/13/2019 | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2019 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 94-N) |
| 02/13/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 94-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/13/2019 | House acceded to request |
| 02/13/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/13/2019 | Delegates: Byron, Ransone, Kory |
| 02/13/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/13/2019 | Senators: Howell, Dunnavant, Boysko |
| 02/22/2019 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/22/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2019 | Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N) |
| 02/22/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2019 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2540ER) |
| 03/07/2019 | Impact statement from TAX (HB2540ER) |
| 03/07/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/09/2019 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019 |
| 03/11/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/18/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 1/1/20) |
| 03/18/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549) |