Virginia Senate committee reports slate of House bills on tax, manufacturing grants and free filing program
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A Senate committee in Richmond voted to report several House bills — including a local admissions tax for two counties, manufacturing grant funds tied to MEI projects, a plastic bag revenue distribution to towns and a free tax-filing program — advancing them to the full Senate.
A Senate committee in Richmond on Monday reported a package of House bills to the full Senate, advancing measures on local taxation, manufacturing grants and a free state tax-filing program.
A staff presenter identified most of the measures as identical or similar to bills previously passed in one chamber. House Bill 550 (Del. Anderson) would allow a county that imposes a state sales and use tax of at least 1 percent with revenue dedicated to tourism promotion to levy an admissions tax; the presenter said it would apply only to James City County and York County. The committee voted to report the bill (roll call recorded 8 ayes, 4 nays).
Other bills the committee reported included: House Bill 167, which would eliminate certain recordation tax exemptions for organizations related to the Confederacy (reported 8–4); House Bill 1076, an MEI bill tied to the AstraZeneca project in Albemarle County (reported 12–0); House Bill 341, which would require counties that impose a disposable bag tax to share revenues with towns within the county (reported 8–4); House Bill 1180, creating a free filing program for state income tax (reported 12–0); House Bill 799, a power transformer manufacturing grant fund MEI bill (reported 12–0); and House Bill 800, an active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing grant fund MEI bill (reported 12–0).
Tyler, the committee staff member who described the docket, said many of the measures track legislation already considered in the Senate. Several senators moved and seconded reporting motions; the clerk conducted roll-call votes for each item before the committee cleared its docket and rose.
The committee did not adopt policy changes on the floor beyond reporting the bills. The most substantial debate occurred on House Bill 29 (discussed separately), which the committee amended and reported as amended.