# Virginia HB1008: Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc.

Virginia HB1008, Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-03-03 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1008-2026
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1008
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-03, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (143 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption. Exempts from the retail sales and use tax imposed on motor vehicles in Virginia, any electric vehicle, defined in the bill, being registered for the first time in the Commonwealth if the applicant holds a valid, assignable title or registration issued to him by another state or a branch of the United States Armed Forces and such applicant has owned the vehicle for less than 12 months and provides evidence of purchasing the vehicle while a resident of another state. Current law provides such first-time registration exemption only if the vehicle has been owned by the applicant for longer than 12 months or less than 12 months if such applicant provides evidence of such sales tax payment made to another state.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Finance with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1008) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26105877D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/9/2026 9:17 pm) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105253D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143034.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143033.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139178.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139305.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139304.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139177.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086896.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086895.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143034.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143033.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139178.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139305.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139304.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139177.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086896.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086895.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1008-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).