Bill Text: VA SB698 | 2013 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Peanuts; extends excise tax on those grown in and sold in Virginia.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040) [SB698 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2013-SB698-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 698 Offered January 9, 2013 Prefiled September 27, 2012 A BILL to amend and reenact §3.2-1905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the excise tax on peanuts. ---------- Patron-- Lucas ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §3.2-1905 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§3.2-1905. Levy of excise tax.

An excise tax of 15 cents ($0.15) per 100 pounds is levied on all peanuts grown in and sold in the Commonwealth for processing. Beginning July 1, 2010, and ending July 1, 2013 2016, such tax shall be levied at a rate of $0.30 per 100 pounds on all peanuts grown in and sold in the Commonwealth for processing. Peanuts shall not be subject to the tax after the tax has been paid once.