Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB871
Legislation Overview
Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; media-related exemptions, sunset.
Description: Retail sales and use tax; media-related exemptions; sunset. Extends from 2025 to 2028 the expiration of the retail sales and use tax exemption for certain printed materials purchased by an advertising business from a printer in the Commonwealth, so long as such materials are distributed outside of the Commonwealth.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Delegates: Simon, Gardner, Fowler
Last Action Date: February 20, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
2 sponsors: Schuyler VanValkenburg (D); Luther Cifers (R)
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Delegates: Simon, Gardner, Fowler |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Conferees appointed by House |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Senators: VanValkenburg, Deeds, DeSteph |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | House requested conference committee |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | House insisted on substitute |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Passed House with substitute (92-Y 4-N) |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Finance Substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 14, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25107275D-H1 |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102134D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N) | 01/27/2025 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) | 01/29/2025 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 1-N) | 02/12/2025 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) | 02/18/2025 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | No |
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| Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) | 02/20/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
