SB 1307 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools.

Summary
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for public school capital projects, defined in the bill, if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. The bill removes the requirement that such a tax must have an expiration date on either (i) the date of the repayment of any bonds or loans used for such capital projects or (ii) a date chosen by the governing body. Under current law, only Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax. This bill incorporates SB 874.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Finance and Appropriations Substitute Finance Substitute · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was reclassified from a Senate Substitute to a House Substitute, indicating it moved from Senate to House committee consideration. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, continuing to authorize additional local sales and use taxes in specific Virginia counties and cities to fund school construction and renovation projects.
TECHNICAL

The bill's procedural status changed from 'Senate Substitute' to 'House Substitute', reflecting its movement through the legislative process from the Senate Finance Committee to the House Finance Committee for further consideration.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 16, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1307ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 33-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors