Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Virginia SB1307: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-602, 58.1-605, 58.1-605.1, and 58.1-606.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional lo
Status: Vetoed, April 2, 2025
Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
(SB1307) GOVERNOR'S VETO Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto Senate Bill 1307, which would authorize all counties and cities to levy an additional local sales and use tax to fund public services. School construction still remains a worthy cause, and Virginia has made significant progress. This proposal could result in a nearly $1.5 billion a year tax increase on Virginians. Some localities would have a combined sales tax rate of eight percent, with no additional offsets, such as reduced income tax or property tax. In addition, the revenues from this tax increase are entirely fungible. While the tax is dedicated to school capital costs, such as information technology, the new source of revenues would indirectly release funding for other purposes, supplanting other revenues without necessarily increasing education spending. My budget amendments include an additional $50 million for school construction grants and loans above the current biennial budget in Chapter 2, bringing the total to $610 million if my amendments to the budget are adopted. The Commonwealth should pursue a tax policy that unleashes economic development and prioritizes job and wage growth through innovative reforms. These reforms must allow hardworking Virginians to keep more of their money, not less; any proposal that increases the cost of living and the cost of business is not …
Sponsors
- Jeremy McPike (D, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate sustained Governor's veto
- : Passed by for the day
- : Vetoed by Governor
- : Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- : Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- : Impact statement from TAX (SB1307)
- : Signed by President
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1307ER)
- : Enrolled
Votes
- Concur House Substitute R (February 17, 2025): 27 yea, 12 nay, passed
- H VOTE: (February 13, 2025): 62 yea, 33 nay, passed
- Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (February 10, 2025): 13 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Passage R (January 20, 2025): 27 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Constitutional reading dispensed R (January 16, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report with substitute (January 15, 2025): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1307?
- SB1307 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-602, 58.1-605, 58.1-605.1, and 58.1-606.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional lo.
- What does SB1307 do?
- Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools.
- What is the status of SB1307?
- Vetoed as of April 2, 2025. Latest action: Senate sustained Governor's veto (April 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1307?
- Jeremy McPike (D, 29).
- Where is the official record for SB1307?
- On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1307
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