Tax preferences; codifies certain provisions in effect pursuant to the appropriation act.
Summary
Codification of tax preferences in effect pursuant to the appropriation act. Codifies certain tax and fee provisions that are in effect under current law pursuant to provisions of the appropriation act. The provisions are (i) an annual vehicle registration fee increase of $2 that is used for emergency medical services, (ii) a clarification of the amount of sales tax revenue pledged to public facility projects, (iii) a sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property purchased by a federally funded research and development center, (iv) an additional $20 recordation fee that is used for conservation purposes, and (v) a clarification that aviation fuel is not subject to the regional gas tax.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
90–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic51
88% Yea
R
Republican49
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (18-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vivian Watts
DDemocratic
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