VA HB1281 | 2025 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1281

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-07 - Continued to 2025 with amendment(s) in Finance by voice vote
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Taxation. Decreases, beginning in taxable year 2025, the income tax imposed (i) on income less than $3,000, from two percent to 1.75 percent; (ii) on income in excess of $3,000 but less than $5,000, from three percent to 2.65 percent; (iii) on income in excess of $5,000 but less than $17,000, from five percent to 4.4 percent; and (iv) on income in excess of $17,000, from 5.75 percent to 5.1 percent. Taxation. Decreases, beginning in taxable year 2025, the income tax imposed (i) on income less than $3,000, from two percent to 1.75 percent; (ii) on income in excess of $3,000 but less than $5,000, from three percent to 2.65 percent; (iii) on income in excess of $5,000 but less than $17,000, from five percent to 4.4 percent; and (iv) on income in excess of $17,000, from 5.75 percent to 5.1 percent. The bill increases from 20 to 25 percent, beginning in taxable year 2025, the amount of credit eligible taxpayers may claim pursuant to the income tax credit for low-income taxpayers. The bill also increases the annual aggregate amount of Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits that are available from $25 million to $30 million beginning fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. The bill defines "digital personal property," "streaming," and "taxable service" for the purposes of the retail sales and use tax. The bill increases the sales and use tax from 4.3 percent to 5.2 percent. Amendments are made throughout the bill to impose the sales and use tax on taxable services in addition to tangible personal property. The bill requires that one half of the additional sales and use tax revenues generated by taxable services and digital personal property that is deposited in the Commonwealth Transportation Fund be distributed to the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund, and the additional one half of such revenues be distributed to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund until June 30, 2031, or until $400 million has been deposited in the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.

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Title

Income tax, state; decreases certain taxes, increases amount of tax credit.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-07HouseContinued to 2025 with amendment(s) in Finance by voice vote
2024-02-05HouseSubcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2024-02-02HouseAssigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
2024-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Finance
2024-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103289D

Same As/Similar To

HB1281 (Carry Over) 2024-02-07 - Continued to 2025 with amendment(s) in Finance by voice vote

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3321524(n/a)See Bill Text
581320(n/a)See Bill Text
581339.8(n/a)See Bill Text
581439.26(n/a)See Bill Text
581602(n/a)See Bill Text
581603(n/a)See Bill Text
581604(n/a)See Bill Text
581609.11(n/a)See Bill Text
581609.5(n/a)See Bill Text
581612(n/a)See Bill Text
581623(n/a)See Bill Text
581638(n/a)See Bill Text
581648(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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