Combined transient occupancy and food and beverage tax; technical amendments.
Summary
Combined transient occupancy and food and beveragetax; technical amendments. Provides that, for purposes of thecombined transient occupancy and food and beverage tax that is currentlyauthorized for Rappahannock and Madison Counties, the rate limitfor such tax shall be the same as if the two taxes were imposed separately.The bill also eliminates the referendum requirement for the foodand beverage component of the combined tax, consistent with Chapters1214 and 1263 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, which eliminated thereferendum requirement for the food and beverage tax generally.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 15, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jan 29, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21101783D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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