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VirginiaSB40022026 Special Session ISenate

Sales and use tax, food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, emergency.

Sponsored By: Bill DeSteph (Republican)

In Committee

Summary

Sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products; emergency. Eliminates the remaining one percent local sales and use tax that is imposed on food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products on and after October 27, 2026. Under current law, no other sales and use tax is applied to such products. The bill requires an equivalent amount of revenue to be distributed to cities and counties on a monthly basis in compensation for the lost tax revenue. The bill contains an emergency clause.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bill DeSteph

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

    10/21/2026Senate

  2. Presented and ordered printed 26200400D

    10/21/2026Senate

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