RS & UT; exemption for aircraft components, extends sunset.
Summary
Retail sales and use tax; aircraft components. Extends the sunset date for the sales and use tax exemption for parts, engines, and supplies used for maintaining, repairing, or reconditioning aircraft or any aircraft's avionics system, engine, or component parts to July 1, 2030. This bill incorporates HB 2248 and is identical to SB 942.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 4, 2025
Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts a Senate substitute version of HB 1729 into its final chaptered form, making it official law. The substantive policy content regarding sales and use tax exemptions remains unchanged, with the only modifications being formatting adjustments, page numbering, and the addition of the official approval date of March 19, 2025.
Scope change
None - the bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural conversion to final law
TECHNICAL
Converted from Senate substitute format to final chaptered format with official approval date of March 19, 2025
Added page numbering and formatting adjustments typical of final legislative documents
Removed Senate-specific identifiers including bill number 25106809D and committee information
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 137 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1729ER)
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Milde
RRepublican
Co
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
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