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2022 SESSION
SB 438 Sales tax; Historic Triangle regional tax, dedication of funds.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Sales tax; Historic Triangle regional tax; dedication of funds. Requires the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County to appropriate annual amounts to entities promoting tourism and recreation in the Historic Triangle. Under current law, such localities receive state funds from the imposition of an extra one percent sales tax in the Historic Triangle.
The bill establishes the Williamsburg Tourism Council (the Council) as an advisory board in the legislative branch of state government and replaces the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Tourism Alliance on the Council with the Chair of the Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103724D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22103724D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB438ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103724D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/22 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/28/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/28/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB438E
- 01/28/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22103724D-E
- 01/31/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/28/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Reported from Finance (18-Y 4-N)
- 03/01/22 House: Read second time
- 03/02/22 House: Read third time
- 03/02/22 House: Passed House (80-Y 16-N)
- 03/02/22 House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 16-N)
- 03/07/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB438ER)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 652 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652)