HB 1008 VA Passed One Chamber
Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc.
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Summary
Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption. Exempts from the retail sales and use tax imposed on motor vehicles in Virginia, any electric vehicle, defined in the bill, being registered for the first time in the Commonwealth if the applicant holds a valid, assignable title or registration issued to him by another state or a branch of the United States Armed Forces and such applicant has owned the vehicle for less than 12 months and provides evidence of purchasing the vehicle while a resident of another state. Current law provides such first-time registration exemption only if the vehicle has been owned by the applicant for longer than 12 months or less than 12 months if such applicant provides evidence of such sales tax payment made to another state.
Sponsor (1)
- Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
- Rae Cousins Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (17)
- Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105253D · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/9/2026 9:17 pm) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105877D-H1 · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1008) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
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