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SB 763 VA
Passed One Chamber

Retail Sales and Use Tax; definitions, imposes firearm and ammunition tax.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

This bill would impose a new tax on firearms and ammunition sales in Virginia. The tax would be added to the state's retail sales and use tax provisions. The bill would establish definitions, rates, and procedures for collecting the firearm and ammunition tax. Revenue from the tax would be collected as part of the state's regular sales tax system.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 6.3, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-663 through 58.1-666, relating to retail sales and use tax; firearm and ammunition tax.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (20)
  1. Jan 21, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104971D · upper
  2. Jan 21, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
  3. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/28/2026 9:12 pm) · upper
  4. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
  5. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106635D-S1 · upper
  6. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 5, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
  11. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  14. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
  16. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/23/2026 3:25 pm) · upper
  17. Feb 24, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  18. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  19. Feb 25, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote) · lower
  20. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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