Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 540: Sales and use tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption & essential personal hygiene.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 540 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Sales and use tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption & essential personal hygiene. Primary sponsor: Joe McNamara (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Finance.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Sales tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Provides an exemption from local sales and use tax beginning July 1, 2024, for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. The bill also provides an allocation of state revenues to fund the distribution to localities for funding that would have been distributed to them absent the exemption created by the bill. Under current law, such products are exempt from state sales and use tax but are subject to the standard local rate of one percent.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McNamara | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 40 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance
- Continued to 2025 in Finance (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
- Impact statement from TAX (HB540)
- Referred to Committee on Finance
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101582D