All-terrain vehicles (ATVs), mopeds, and off-road motorcycles; taxation.
Summary
Provides that all-terrain vehicles, mopeds, and off-road vehicles shall be subject to the motor vehicle sales and use tax but exempt from the retail sales and use tax. Current law provides that such vehicles are subject to the retail sales and use tax but exempt from the motor vehicle sales and use tax. The motor vehicle sales and use tax would be imposed at the same rate as the state and local sales and use tax: at a rate of six percent in Planning Districts 8 and 23 and 5.3 percent in the rest of the state. The revenues collected from the motor vehicle sales tax on all-terrain vehicles, mopeds, and off-road vehicles would be distributed in the same manner as the state and local retail sales and use tax. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2018. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (74-Y 22-N)
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB249H1
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107236D-H1
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102030D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RR
Rosalyn R. Dance
DDemocratic
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