VA SB268 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Sales tax exemption; gun safes. Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for a gun safe with a selling price of $1,500 or less. The bill defines "gun safe" as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or of ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill, "gun safe" does not include a glass-faced cabinet.

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Title

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain gun safes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N) (Y: 31 N: 6 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) (Y: 99 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - House - House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191)
2020-03-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 191 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-28 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020
2020-02-28SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
2020-02-25SenateSigned by President
2020-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-24SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB268ER)
2020-02-24SenateEnrolled
2020-02-19SenateTitle replaced 20108161D-H1
2020-02-19SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N)
2020-02-17HouseVOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
2020-02-17HousePassed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
2020-02-17HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB268H1
2020-02-17HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20108161D-H1
2020-02-17HouseRead third time
2020-02-14HouseRead second time
2020-02-12HouseCommittee substitute printed 20108161D-H1
2020-02-12HouseReported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12HouseReferred to Committee on Finance
2020-02-12HouseRead first time
2020-02-12HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-24SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23SenatePrinted as engrossed 20102386D-E
2020-01-23SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB268E
2020-01-23SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-01-23SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-01-23SenateRead second time
2020-01-22SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
2020-01-03SenateReferred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-03SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102386D

Same As/Similar To

HB888 (Same As) 2020-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
581609.10(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB268
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB268+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB268E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB268H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB268ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0191+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0014+SB0268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0119SB0268+SB0268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0140SB0268+SB0268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H10V0310+SB0268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0951+SB0268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0709SB0268+SB0268

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