# Virginia HB557: Tangible personal property tax; establishes classification for electric landscaping equipment. Virginia HB557, Tangible personal property tax; establishes classification for electric landscaping equipment., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB557-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB557 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Tangible personal property tax; establishes classification for electric landscaping equipment. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403) - Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (154 yes, 68 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment. Establishes a separate classification of tangible personal property for electric-powered landscaping equipment employed in a trade or business and used to maintain commercial, public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, or other plants, including lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws. Such property may be taxed by a locality at a rate not to exceed that applied to the general class of tangible personal property. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Business tax caps for electric landscaping equipment: benefit, low. Virginia creates a separate local property tax class for electric landscaping equipment used in a trade or business. It must maintain commercial, public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, or other plants. It must run solely on batteries or power from an electric outlet. Counties, cities, an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 62 | 35 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Finance | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 3 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403) (Governor) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (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) - 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/6/2026 11:35 am) (House) - 2026-03-06: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB557ER) (House) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-09: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 3:14 pm) (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Finance (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100257D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217703.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217702.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194071.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194070.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084930.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084929.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/1217703.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217702.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194071.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194070.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084930.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084929.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-HB557-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).