Sales and Use Tax; additional local tax in Halifax County.
Summary
Authorizes Halifax County to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent, as determined by the governing body, if initiated by a resolution of the local governing body and approved by the voters at a referendum. The bill requires the governing body to specify in the enacting ordinance the time period, not to exceed 20 years, for which the tax would be imposed. Revenue from the tax shall be used solely for capital projects for new construction or major renovation of schools in Halifax County.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Nov 7, 2018
Signed Mar 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
5
Mar 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 648 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (77-Y 23-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (75-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1634H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104414D-H1
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Nov 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Nov 7, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100979D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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