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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB960

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms and ammunition; imposes additional sales and use tax, use of proceeds.

Description: Additional state sales tax on firearms and ammunition; use of proceeds; Student Mental Health and Safety Fund and Program. Imposes an additional sales and use tax on the retail sale of firearms and ammunition. The amount of the tax shall be 10 percent minus the amount of tax imposed by all other sales and use taxes levied by the Commonwealth. Revenues from the tax shall be deposited in the Student Mental Health and Safety Fund (the Fund), which is established by the bill. In addition to the Fund, the bill creates the Student Mental Health and Safety Program (the Program). The Program and Fund shall provide grants on a competitive basis to public school divisions for the purpose of funding full-time school counselor positions at a ratio of 250:1 or better, school social worker positions at a ratio of 400:1 or better, and school psychologists at a ratio of 500:1 or better.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Left in Finance

Last Action Date: December 4, 2020

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Mark Levine (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Dec 4, 2020 Left in Finance
House Feb 5, 2020 Continued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote
House Jan 31, 2020 Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
House Jan 29, 2020 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
House Jan 7, 2020 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103122D
House Jan 7, 2020 Referred to Committee on Finance
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jan 7, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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