Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 13: RS and UT; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 13 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on December 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RS and UT; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Primary sponsor: Joe McNamara (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Eliminates the remaining one percent local sales and use tax that is imposed on food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products beginning on July 1, 2026. Under current law, no other sales and use tax is applied to such products. The bill requires an equivalent amount of revenue to be distributed to cities and counties on a monthly basis in compensation for the lost tax revenue.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McNamara | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 40 |
| Mike Cherry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| Mitchell Cornett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 46 |
| Buddy Fowler | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| Karen Hamilton | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 62 |
| Terry Kilgore | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Ellen H. McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Delores Oates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Phil Scott | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 63 |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Eric Zehr | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Continued to next session in Finance (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- House subcommittee offered
- Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #3
- Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/28/2026 7:34 pm)
- Referred to Committee on Finance
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102063D