Virginia legislation · 2026 Special I
Virginia SB4003: A BILL to temporarily suspend certain statewide fuel taxes; emergency.
Status: In committee, October 21, 2026
Suspension of statewide fuel taxes; emergency. Temporarily suspends the statewide motor fuel tax and the tax on alternative fuel from October 27, 2026, through July 1, 2027. The bill contains an emergency clause.
What the bill says
To temporarily suspend certain statewide fuel taxes; emergency. ---------- Patrons--DeSteph, Diggs, Craig, McDougle, Peake and Sturtevant ---------- Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations ---------- 1. § 1. That notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 58.1-2217 and 58.1-2249 of the Code of Virginia, the tax rates imposed pursuant to (i) subsections A and B of § 58.1-2217 of the Code of Virginia and (ii) § 58.1-2249 of the Code of Virginia shall be reduced by 100 percent for the period beginning October 27, 2026, through July 1, 2027. 2. That an emergency exists and this act is.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2026:
A BILL to temporarily suspend certain statewide fuel taxes; emergency. ---------- Patrons--DeSteph, Diggs, Craig, McDougle, Peake and Sturtevant ---------- Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations ---------- 1. § 1. That notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 58.1-2217 and 58.1-2249 of the Code of Virginia, the tax rates imposed pursuant to (i) subsections A and B of § 58.1-2217 of the Code of Virginia and (ii) § 58.1-2249 of the Code of Virginia shall be reduced by 100 percent for the period beginning October 27, 2026, through July 1, 2027. 2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
Sponsors
- Bill DeSteph (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Peake, Mark (R, 8)
- Glen Sturtevant (R, 12)