HB 557 VA

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Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment. Establishes a separate classification of tangible personal property for electric-powered landscaping equipment employed in a trade or business and used to maintain commercial, public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, or other plants, including lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws. Such property may be taxed by a locality at a rate not to exceed that applied to the general class of tangible personal property.

• Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100257D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 3:14 pm) · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
12. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB557ER) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/6/2026 11:35 am) · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML