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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB871

Legislation Overview

Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; media-related exemptions, sunset.

Description: Retail sales and use tax; media-related exemptions; sunset. Extends from 2025 to 2028 the expiration of the retail sales and use tax exemption for certain printed materials purchased by an advertising business from a printer in the Commonwealth, so long as such materials are distributed outside of the Commonwealth.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Last Action Date: February 21, 2025

History

Chamber	Date	Action
	Feb 21, 2025	Amended by conference committee
Senate	Feb 21, 2025	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
House	Feb 21, 2025	Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A)
	Feb 21, 2025	Amended by conference committee
	Feb 21, 2025	Amended by conference committee
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	Conferees appointed by Senate
House	Feb 20, 2025	Delegates: Simon, Gardner, Fowler
House	Feb 20, 2025	Conferees appointed by House
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	Senators: VanValkenburg, Deeds, DeSteph
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
House	Feb 19, 2025	House insisted on substitute
House	Feb 19, 2025	House requested conference committee
Senate	Feb 18, 2025	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
House	Feb 17, 2025	Finance Substitute agreed to
House	Feb 17, 2025	Read third time
House	Feb 17, 2025	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House	Feb 17, 2025	Passed House with substitute (92-Y 4-N)
House	Feb 14, 2025	Read second time
House	Feb 12, 2025	Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
House	Feb 12, 2025	Committee substitute printed 25107275D-H1
House	Feb 5, 2025	Placed on Calendar
House	Feb 5, 2025	Referred to Committee on Finance
House	Feb 5, 2025	Read first time
Senate	Jan 29, 2025	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate	Jan 28, 2025	Engrossed by Senate
Senate	Jan 28, 2025	Read second time
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Rules suspended
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Passed by for the day
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate	Jan 23, 2025	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate	Jan 3, 2025	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate	Jan 3, 2025	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102134D

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Comm Sub	Feb 13, 2025	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 13, 2025	state link	bill text
Introduced	Jan 3, 2025	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

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)	01/23/2025	14	0	0	1	Yes
Boysko, Jennifer (D) Absent Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N)	01/27/2025	36	0	0	4	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Absent Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Absent Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Absent Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Absent Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)	01/29/2025	38	0	0	2	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Absent Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Absent Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 1-N)	02/12/2025	21	1	0	0	Yes
Anthony, Bonita (D) Yea Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Yea Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea Davis, William (R) Yea Fowler, Hyland (R) Yea Freitas, Nicholas (R) Nay Gardner, Debra (D) Yea Garrett, Thomas (R) Yea Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea Keys-Gamarra, Karen (D) Yea Laufer, Amy (D) Yea McNamara, Joseph (R) Yea Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea Orrock, Robert (R) Yea Pugh Kent, Hillary (R) Yea Runion, Chris (R) Yea Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Walker, Wendell (R) Yea Ware, Lee (R) Yea Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
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House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)	02/18/2025	0	40	0	0	No
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Nay Bagby, Lamont (D) Nay Boysko, Jennifer (D) Nay Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Nay Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Nay Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Nay Favola, Barbara (D) Nay French, Timmy (R) Nay Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Nay Head, Chris (R) Nay Locke, Mamie (D) Nay Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay Marsden, Dave (D) Nay McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Nay New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Nay Perry, Russet (D) Nay Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Nay Rouse, Aaron (D) Nay Salim, Saddam (D) Nay Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Nay Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Nay VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Nay Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
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Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)	02/20/2025	39	0	0	1	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Absent Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)	02/21/2025	40	0	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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