Local gas severance tax; extends sunset date.
Summary
Local gas severance tax; sunset date. Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2024, for authority to impose an additional 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 16, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 430 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 16, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102698D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Will Morefield
RRepublican
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