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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1579: License taxes; local gas road improvement/Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax, sunset.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1579 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on December 31, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: License taxes; local gas road improvement/Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax, sunset. Primary sponsor: Will Morefield (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

License taxes; local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax; sunset. Extends from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028, the expiration date for provisions permitting any county or city to impose a license tax at a rate not to exceed one percent on every person engaged in the business of severing gases from the earth for the purposes of funding improvements to public roads or as otherwise provided for the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will MorefieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Impact statement from TAX (HB1579)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1579ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source