HB 2540

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2019
  • Passed House Feb 01, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

Retail Sales and Use Tax; reduced rate on essential personal hygiene products.

Abstract

Applies the reduced state sales and use tax rate of 1.5%, which under current law applies only to food purchased for human consumption, to essential personal hygiene products, defined in the bill as (i) nondurable incontinence products such as diapers, disposable undergarments, pads, and bed sheets; and (ii) menstrual cups and pads, pantyliners, sanitary napkins, tampons, and other products used to absorb or contain menstrual flow. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (9)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 1/1/20)

Mar 11, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019

Mar 09, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2019

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 22, 2019

House

Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Feb 13, 2019

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 94-N)

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

House

House acceded to request

House

Conferees appointed by House

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Feb 04, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 01, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N)

Jan 31, 2019

House

Read second time

House

Printed as engrossed 19100843D-E

House

Engrossed by House as amended HB2540E

House

Committee amendment agreed to

Jan 30, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 18, 2019

House

Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 09, 2019

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100843D

House

Referred to Committee on Finance

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate amendments engrossed HTML
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted HTML
House amendments adopted HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100843D HTML
House: Printed as engrossed 19100843D-E HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2540ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549) HTML

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