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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1698: Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; 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 1698 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset. Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188).

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.

Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset. Extends to July 1, 2028, the exemption from sales and use tax available for the purchase by veterinarians of prescription medicines and drugs that are administered or dispensed to patients within a veterinarian-client-patient relationship that is currently set to expire on July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1369.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex AskewPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Josh ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21

“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 (CHAP0188)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (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. Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges
  6. Conferees appointed by House
  7. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
  8. Signed by President
  9. Signed by Speaker
  10. Impact statement from TAX (HB1698)
  11. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1698ER)
  12. Enrolled

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Sources

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