# Virginia SR6: Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.

Virginia SR6, Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David W. Marsden (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-05 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR6-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SR6
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (23 yes, 5 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. Requests 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: David W. Marsden (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Rereferred from Rules to Finance and Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred from Finance to Rules | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-05: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rereferred from Rules to Finance and Appropriations (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Rereferred from Finance to Rules (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Presented and ordered printed 26105068D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092256.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092255.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/1092256.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092255.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-SR6-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).