# Virginia SB187: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for vital baby products.

Virginia SB187, Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for vital baby products., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB187-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB187
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for vital baby products.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Sales tax exemption; vital baby products. Creates a retail sales and use tax exemption for vital baby products, including (i) children's diapers, (ii) therapeutic or preventative creams and wipes marketed primarily for use on the skin of children, (iii) child restraint devices or booster seats, (iv) cribs, (v) strollers meant for transporting children from infancy to 36 months of age, and (vi) food represented for dietary use solely as a food for infants.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-17: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 10:58 am) (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101330D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230610.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230609.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230610.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230609.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB187-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).