Virginia House Bill 1724 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Forest products tax. Makes several changes to the forest products tax, including (i) revising the definition of a taxable "forest product" as wood derived from trees severed for commercial purposes; (ii) revising the definition of "manufacturer" liable for the tax as any person that uses, consumes, processes, or stores forest products for commercial purposes at a fixed place of business; (iii) providing that the first manufacturer using, consuming, processing, or storing the forest product is liable for the tax and that severers of wood are liable for the tax on sales to unregistered manufacturers; (iv) changing the forest products tax on wood chips, currently assessed per 100 pounds of roundwood, and mulch to $0.20 per ton for pine, $0.04 per ton for other species, and $0.10 per ton for loads consisting of both pine and other species; (v) changing the alternative forest products tax on wood chips, currently assessed per 100 pounds of roundwood, and mulch to $0.026 per ton for pine, $0.04 per ton for other species, and $0.03 per ton for loads consisting of both pine and other species; and (vi) requiring severers of wood to file tax returns and retain records relating to the tax.

Forest products; revision of definition, changing of tax on all products.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]

Del. Matt Fariss [R]

2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)
2015-03-16		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20	Senate	Signed by President
2015-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-02-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1724ER)
2015-02-18	House	Enrolled
2015-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2015-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2015-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11	Senate	Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
2015-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2015-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2015-01-29	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
2015-01-29	House	Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
2015-01-28	House	Read second time and engrossed
2015-01-27	House	Read first time
2015-01-26	House	Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
2015-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20	House	Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
2015-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Finance
2015-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102989D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	1601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1605	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1612	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1613	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1614	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1617	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1622	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1724
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1724+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1724ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0170+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1002V0003+HB1724
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H10V0025+HB1724
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV1712+HB1724
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S05V0231+HB1724
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0451HB1724+HB1724
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0462HB1724+HB1724