# Virginia HB2248: Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes sunset for aircraft components.

Virginia HB2248, Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes sunset for aircraft components., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris S. Runion (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-22 (Incorporated by Finance (HB1729-Delaney) (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2248-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2248
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes sunset for aircraft components.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-01-22, Incorporated by Finance (HB1729-Delaney) (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Chris S. Runion (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Retail sales and use tax; aircraft components. Removes the July 1, 2025, sunset for the retail sales and use tax exemption for parts, engines, and supplies used for maintaining, repairing, or reconditioning aircraft or any aircraft's avionics system, engine, or component parts. The bill also redefines a manned systems aircraft for purposes of the exemption to include aircraft with any maximum takeoff weight. Under current law, a manned systems aircraft is defined to include only aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of at least 2,400 pounds. This bill was incorporated into HB 1729.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris S. Runion (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Incorporated by Finance (HB1729-Delaney) (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB1729-Delaney (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-22: Incorporated by Finance (HB1729-Delaney) (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB1729-Delaney (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Impact statement from TAX (HB2248) (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103134D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015727.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015726.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015727.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015726.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2248-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).