SB 871 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Retail Sales and Use Tax; media-related exemptions, sunset.

Summary

Retail sales and use tax; media-related exemptions; sunset. Extends from 2025 to 2028 the expiration of the retail sales and use tax exemption for certain printed materials purchased by an advertising business from a printer in the Commonwealth, so long as such materials are distributed outside of the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2675.

Issues: ✗ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and assigned Chapter 318 of the 2025 Virginia Acts, with the approval date updated to March 21, 2025. The substantive text of the act, which amends the retail sales and use tax code regarding media-related exemptions, remains unchanged from the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

The approval date was updated to reflect the final enactment date of March 21, 2025.

The chapter number was assigned as Chapter 318 to organize the act within the session's legislative record.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Jan 27, 2025

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

16 Yea 3

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB871ER)

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

House requested conference committee

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (92-Y 4-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor