Sales and use tax, local; additional tax in City of Charlottesville to support schools.
Summary
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools. Adds the City of Charlottesville to the list of localities that, under current law, are authorized to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent, with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2022
How they voted
28–12
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Feb 25, 2022
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
Feb 22, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
Feb 21, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
Jan 24, 2022
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
Jan 19, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)
Jan 11, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Jan 11, 2022
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101290D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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