Bill Text: VA HB369 | 2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Admissions tax; Wythe County authorized to impose.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026) [HB369 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB369-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 38 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-3818.04 as follows:
§58.1-3818.04. Admissions tax in Wythe County.
Wythe County is hereby authorized to impose a tax on admissions to any event held on the grounds of any exposition center in the county that (i) has an indoor arena that seats at least 2,000 persons and an outdoor multipurpose space and (ii) is located on all or part of a parcel of land or adjacent parcels of land containing at least 40 acres. The tax shall not exceed 10 percent of charge for admissions. The Wythe County Board of Supervisors shall prescribe by ordinance the terms, conditions, and amount of such tax and may classify between events conducted for charitable and noncharitable purposes.