VA SB784 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-21 - Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (3-Y 12-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Local cigarette taxes. Allows all localities to impose a cigarette tax by removing the requirement that they had such authority prior to 1977. The bill sets a maximum rate on the cigarette tax imposed by counties of five cents per pack or the amount levied under state law, whichever is greater.

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Title

Cigarettes; all localities allowed to impose a tax.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (3-Y 12-N) (Y: 3 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-21SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Finance (3-Y 12-N)
2015-01-21SenateCommittee substitute printed to Web only 15103978D-S1
2014-12-31SenateReferred to Committee on Finance
2014-12-31SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101942D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5813830(n/a)See Bill Text
5813831(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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