HB 1741 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Venison donation tax credit.

Summary
Venison donation tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2025 through 2029 for expenses incurred by a taxpayer to butcher and process an antlerless deer for human consumption. A taxpayer may claim this credit provided that (i) the hunting and harvesting of the deer complies with the Commonwealth's hunting laws and regulations and (ii) the taxpayer donates the processed deer meat to a venison donation program administered by a nonprofit organization. The amount of the credit that may be claimed in any single taxable year cannot exceed (a) $200, if the taxpayer did not harvest each deer for which the credits are claimed in accordance with a deer management permit, or (b) the taxpayer's liability in that taxable year, if the taxpayer harvested each deer for which the credits are claimed in accordance with a deer management permit. Finally, the bill provides for an exemption from civil liability arising from injury or death resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the donated food.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced HFIN Sub: Subcommittee #2 Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from its original introduced version to a committee substitute version, primarily clarifying definitions and simplifying the tax credit calculation. The most significant change is the addition of a new definition for 'eligible donor' and the removal of a cap based on deer management permits, making the credit more straightforward to claim.
Scope change
The scope of the tax credit remains the same (venison donation), but the eligibility criteria and calculation method were modified to remove a distinction between permit and non-permit hunters.
DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'eligible donor' to clarify that the taxpayer must be the one butchering and processing the deer meat for donation.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the distinction in the credit cap between hunters with and without deer management permits, simplifying the maximum credit to just the taxpayer's total tax liability.

TECHNICAL

Changed the section header from 'A. For the purposes of this section' to 'A. For the purposes of this section:' to align with standard formatting conventions.

Replaced the phrase 'if the taxpayer harvested each deer' with 'such donor' in the credit calculation section to improve clarity and consistency with the new 'eligible donor' definition.

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Committee
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Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
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David Reid
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