Aircraft; registration and licensure.
Summary
Aircraft; registration and licensing. Requiresthat a civil aircraft be registered with the Department of Aviationif it is based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 consecutive daysduring a calendar year. Current law requires registration if theaircraft is based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 days totalduring a calendar year. An owner of a civil aircraft who registeredthe aircraft on or after January 1, 2018 but whose aircraft was not based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 consecutive calendar daysshall be entitled to a refund of the taxes and fees associated withthe registration. The bill also directs that the sales and use taxcollected from any civil aircraft required to be licensed in theCommonwealth be deposited in the general fund of the state treasury.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 5, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 3, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 372 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (91-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1144S1
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103884D-S1
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 5, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100539D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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