HB 341 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.

Summary

Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. Requires that any town located within a county that has imposed a disposable plastic bag tax receive a distribution of revenues collected by the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula for appropriations to towns. The bill restricts a town's use of such revenues to the same purposes allowable for a county or city.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 112 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding the plastic bag tax, including the tax rate, collection methods, and fund usage, remains unchanged. The primary changes are the addition of formal approval dates and the conversion of the text into the official statutory format used for published laws.

Scope change

No change to the scope or applicability of the law; the bill now has official legal status.

TECHNICAL

Added the official approval date of April 6, 2026, and the formal chapter number (Chapter 112) to the document header.

Reformatted the text to match the standard layout of Virginia Acts of Assembly, including indentation and spacing, without altering the legal language.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Feb 18, 2026

D Democratic19

19 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 112 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB341ER)

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors