Virginia House Bill 531 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Additional local sales and use tax to support schools. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent, with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools. Under the bill, the tax can only be imposed if it is initiated by a resolution of the local governing body and approved by the voters in a referendum. The bill requires the governing body to specify in the enacting ordinance the time period, not to exceed 20 years, for which the tax would be imposed, and revenue from the tax is required to be used solely for capital projects for new construction or major renovation of schools in the locality enacting the tax. Additional local sales and use tax to support schools. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent, with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools. Under the bill, the tax can only be imposed if it is initiated by a resolution of the local governing body and approved by the voters in a referendum. The bill requires the governing body to specify in the enacting ordinance the time period, not to exceed 20 years, for which the tax would be imposed, and revenue from the tax is required to be used solely for capital projects for new construction or major renovation of schools in the locality enacting the tax. Under current law, only Charlotte County, Gloucester County, Halifax County, Henry County, Mecklenburg County, Northampton County, Patrick County, Pittsylvania County, and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax.

Sales and use tax, additional local; revenues to support construction or renovation of schools.

Del. Sally Hudson [D]	Del. John Avoli [R]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]
Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. James Edmunds [R]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2022-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Finance
2022-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2022-01-20	House	Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Finance
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102113D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	605	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	605.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	606.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB531
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB531+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105458D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB531F161+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1003V0002+HB0531