# Virginia SJ4001: RGGI., grocery and gas tax; encouraging the Governor to take measures to alleviate financial strain.

Virginia SJ4001, RGGI., grocery and gas tax; encouraging the Governor to take measures to alleviate financial strain., is a 2026 Special Session I Senate bill sponsored by Bill DeSteph (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-10-21 (Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SJ4001
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Special Session I
- Title: RGGI., grocery and gas tax; encouraging the Governor to take measures to alleviate financial strain.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-10-21
- Last action: 2026-10-21, Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Encouraging the Governor to take measures to alleviate financial strain on citizens of the Commonwealth. Encourages the Governor to take measures to alleviate financial strain on citizens of the Commonwealth by eliminating the grocery tax, suspending the gas tax until July 1, 2027, and withdrawing the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-10-21: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-10-21: Presented and ordered printed 26200418D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-10-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231999.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231998.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB30: Budget Bill. (signed)
- SB4004: State fuel taxes; suspension until January 31, 2027, emergency. (in committee)
- SR2097: Celebrating the life of Walter Samuel Crockett. (introduced)
- SR2096: Celebrating the life of Jimmy Douglas Brown. (introduced)
- SR2095: Celebrating the life of Jayson Shane Hudson. (introduced)
- SR2098: Celebrating the life of Billy Charles Patton. (introduced)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231999.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231998.PDF)

## Related
- [HB30: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB30-2026-special-20262)
- [SB4004: State fuel taxes; suspension until January 31, 2027, emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB4004-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2097: Celebrating the life of Walter Samuel Crockett.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2097-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2096: Celebrating the life of Jimmy Douglas Brown.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2096-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2095: Celebrating the life of Jayson Shane Hudson.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2095-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2098: Celebrating the life of Billy Charles Patton.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2098-2026-special-20262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SJ4001-2026-special-20262 (as of 2026-11-05).