# Virginia HB550: Admissions tax in counties; retail sales and use tax dedicated to promotion of tourism. Virginia HB550, Admissions tax in counties; retail sales and use tax dedicated to promotion of tourism., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0167)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB550-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB550 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Admissions tax in counties; retail sales and use tax dedicated to promotion of tourism. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0167) - Sponsor: Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (152 yes, 66 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Admissions tax in counties; retail sales and use tax dedicated to promotion of tourism. Allows a county in which a state sales and use tax of at least one percent that is at least partially dedicated to the promotion of tourism is imposed to levy a tax on admissions for attendance at an event. Under current law, any county may levy a tax on admissions for attendance at an event except such counties in which a state sales and use tax of at least one percent that is at least partially dedicated to the promotion of tourism is imposed. This bill is identical to SB 400. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County event taxes with optional charity exemptions: mixed, medium. The law lets Virginia counties tax event admission charges by adopting a local ordinance. The tax cannot exceed 10% of the admission charge. Counties set the rate, terms, and conditions, and can treat charitable and noncharitable events differently. Localities can adopt an exemption for events held… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 24 | 14 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 5 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 60 | 37 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Finance | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 3 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0167) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 167 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-24: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 8:17 pm) (House) - 2026-02-23: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB550ER) (House) - 2026-02-23: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-23: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 37-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-02: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 3:03 pm) (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Finance (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102130D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216994.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216993.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171560.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171559.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084900.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084899.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216994.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216993.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171560.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171559.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084900.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084899.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB550-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).