Virginia Senate Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-21 - Failed to report (defeated) in Appropriations (1-Y 21-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Sales and use tax exemption for menstrual supplies. Provides that menstrual cups and pads, pantyliners, sanitary napkins, tampons, and other products used to absorb or contain menstrual flow shall be fully exempt from sales and use tax. The exemption would be available from July 2021 to July 2026. Under current law, such menstrual supplies are subject to a reduced state sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, which also applies to food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, as well as a local sales tax rate of 1 percent. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for menstrual supplies, effective date and clause.

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2020-02-21 - House - House: Failed to report (defeated) in Appropriations (1-Y 21-N) (Y: 1 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Finance with amendments (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-21	House	Failed to report (defeated) in Appropriations (1-Y 21-N)
2020-02-19	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-19	House	Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 8-N)
2020-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
2020-02-13	House	Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
2020-02-12	House	Referred to Committee on Finance
2020-02-12	House	Read first time
2020-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-03	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20101061D-E
2020-01-31	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB231E
2020-01-31	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-01-31	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-01-31	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-01-08	Senate	Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
2020-01-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-02	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101061D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	609.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	611.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB231
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB231+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB231E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0068+SB0231
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0244SB0231+SB0231
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0268SB0231+SB0231
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1002V0043+SB0231
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H10V0327+SB0231
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H10V0346+SB0231
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0379+SB0231