Retail Sales and Use Tax; reduced rate on essential personal hygiene products.
Summary
Applies the reduced state sales and use tax rate of 1.5%, which under current law applies only to food purchased for human consumption, to essential personal hygiene products, defined in the bill as (i) nondurable incontinence products such as diapers, disposable undergarments, pads, and bed sheets; and (ii) menstrual cups and pads, pantyliners, sanitary napkins, tampons, and other products used to absorb or contain menstrual flow. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 1/1/20)
executive
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2540E
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100843D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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