Gas severance tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Summary
Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2022, for the local gas severance tax that is dedicated to (i) the local Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund, (ii) the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Fund, and (iii) water, sewer, and natural gas systems and lines. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 6, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 15, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 6, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (83-Y 14-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102440D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
Co
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
Co
Will Morefield
RRepublican
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