HB 1969 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets, etc.

Summary
Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets. Extends to taxable year 2026: 1. The exemption for discharged loans for eligible veterans currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 2. The credit for amounts paid to another state for income taxes of a pass-through entity currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 3. The standard deduction in an amount equal to $8,500 for single individuals and $17,000 for married persons currently set to revert to $3,000 for single individuals and $6,000 for married persons as of January 1, 2026; 4. The deduction for eligible educator expenses currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 5. The tax credit for low-income taxpayers currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 6. The tax credit for reforestation and afforestation currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 7. The election for eligible owners of pass-through entities to be taxed at the entity level currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 8. The subtractions from the numerators of the property and payroll apportionment factors for eligible companies for (i) property acquired in any qualified locality before January 1, 2025, and (ii) payroll attributable to jobs created within such locality before January 1, 2025; 9. The major business facility job tax credit currently set to expire July 1, 2025; 10. The worker training tax credit for (i) expenses incurred by a business for eligible worker training currently set to expire July 1, 2025, and (ii) direct costs incurred by a business engaged primarily in manufacturing in conducting orientation, instruction, and training in the Commonwealth, relating to the manufacturing activities undertaken by the business currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 11. The tax credit for purchase of machinery and equipment used for advanced recycling and processing recyclable materials currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 12. The tax credit for participating landlords renting qualified housing units (i) in eligible census tracts currently set to expire January 1, 2026, and (ii) in eligible non-metropolitan census tracts currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 13. The tax credit for green and alternative energy job creation currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 14. The tax credit for qualified research and development expenses currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 15. The tax credit for Virginia qualified major research and development expenses currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 16. The exemption from sales and use taxation for gold, silver, or platinum bullion or legal tender coins currently set to expire June 30, 2025; 17. The exemption from sales and use taxation for certain printed materials purchased from an advertising business from a printer within the Commonwealth and distributed outside the Commonwealth before July 1, 2025; and 18. The exemptions from sales and use taxation for (i) parts, engines, and supplies for aviation component parts currently set to expire July 1, 2025, and (ii) prescription medicines and drugs purchased by veterinarians currently set to expire July 1, 2025.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action Feb 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

Finance Substitute Finance and Appropriations Subcommittee Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to extend several expiring tax exemption sunset dates from 2025 to 2027, with one exemption extended to 2028. This provides temporary relief for taxpayers who would otherwise lose these tax benefits when the original expiration dates passed.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from 17 different Code sections to just 2 sections (58.1-609.6 and 58.1-609.10) that deal with sales and use tax exemptions.
TIMELINE

Extended the expiration date for gold, silver, or platinum bullion and legal tender coins exemption from June 30, 2025 to January 1, 2027.

Extended the expiration date for advertising business printing materials exemption from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027 (with one section extending to 2028).

Extended the expiration date for aircraft parts, engines, and supplies exemption from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027.

Extended the expiration date for prescription medicines and drugs purchased by veterinarians exemption from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027.

SCOPE

Removed all other tax provisions including income tax exemptions, credits for veterans, educator deductions, business facility job credits, research and development credits, and worker training credits that were in the original bill.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Vivian Watts
DDemocratic
VA
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