# Virginia HJ34: Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.

Virginia HJ34, Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lily V. Franklin (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-03-06 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ34
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- Sponsor: Lily V. Franklin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (94 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Study; Department of Taxation; options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles; report. Directs the Department of Taxation to study options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles and to evaluate alternative local revenue sources in order to account for the shortfall in local tax revenues that will result from the abolition of such tax.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lily V. Franklin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Agreed to by House | pass | 68 | 25 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 12 | 6 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-06: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Agreed to by House (68-Y 25-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Engrossed by House (House)
- 2026-01-30: Taken up (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Rules (12-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103007D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086221.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086220.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086221.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086220.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-HJ34-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).