HB 703 VA
RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.
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Summary
This bill would modify Virginia's sales and use tax provisions relating to food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. The bill would likely exempt or reduce sales tax on certain food items and essential hygiene products such as toiletries. The bill would amend multiple sections of the state tax code to implement these tax treatment changes. The effective date of these tax changes would be delayed, meaning they would take effect at a future date rather than immediately upon passage.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-603.1, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 58.1-603.2, 58.1-604.01, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 58.1-605.1, 58.1-606.1, and 58.1-611.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products.
Sponsor (1)
- Anne Ferrell Tata Republican · primary
31 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jason S. Ballard Republican · cosponsor
- Mike A. Cherry Republican · cosponsor
- Mitchell Cornett Republican · cosponsor
- Will Davis Republican · cosponsor
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
- Timothy P. Griffin Republican · cosponsor
- Karen Hamilton Republican · cosponsor
- M. Keith Hodges Republican · cosponsor
- Hillary Pugh Kent Republican · cosponsor
- Terry G. Kilgore Republican · cosponsor
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich Republican · cosponsor
- Ellen H. McLaughlin · cosponsor
- Joseph P. McNamara Republican · cosponsor
- James W. Morefield Republican · cosponsor
- Delores Oates Republican · cosponsor
- Israel D. O'Quinn Republican · cosponsor
- Justin Pence Republican · cosponsor
- Eric Phillips Republican · cosponsor
- Chris S. Runion Republican · cosponsor
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
- Wendell S. Walker Republican · cosponsor
- R. Lee Ware Republican · cosponsor
- Michael J. Webert Republican · cosponsor
- Madison Whittle Republican · cosponsor
- Bill Wiley Republican · cosponsor
- Wren M. Williams Republican · cosponsor
- Tony O. Wilt Republican · cosponsor
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
- Scott A. Wyatt Republican · cosponsor
- Eric R. Zehr Republican · cosponsor
Action history (7)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103660D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/23/2026 2:04 pm) · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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