HB 1575 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Merchants' capital tax; separate classification, retailers.

Summary
Merchants' capital tax; separate classification; retailers. Provides that the merchants' capital of any retailer reported as inventory that is located in a structure that contains at least 200,000 square feet, with at least 200,000 square feet used solely to store such inventory, shall, along with certain wholesalers, be considered a separate classification and may be taxed at a lower rate than other classifications of merchants' capital. Under current law, only merchants' capital of wholesalers meeting a similar threshold of 100,000 square feet constitutes a separate class of property.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 541 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1575H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106932D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105515D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors