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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1403 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for personal protective equipment.
Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sales tax; exemption for personal protective equipment; emergency. Establishes a retail sales and use tax exemption for personal protective equipment, defined in the bill. The exemption is available to any business that has in place a COVID-19 safety protocol that complies with the Emergency Temporary Standard promulgated by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry and that meets other criteria. The exemption sunsets on the first day following the expiration of the last executive order issued by the Governor related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the termination of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and any permanent COVID-19 regulations adopted by the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 2185.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102778D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1403ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102778D
- 01/13/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/26/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N)
- 01/27/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Finance by voice vote
- 02/10/21 House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/21 House: Read second time
- 02/15/21 House: Read third time
- 02/15/21 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1403ER)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 22, 2021
- 02/22/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/11/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 3/11/21)
- 03/11/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)