Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 703: RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 703 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. Primary sponsor: Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican). It lists 31 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. 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. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 31
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Ferrell Tata | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Jason Ballard | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 42 |
| Mike Cherry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| Mitchell Cornett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 46 |
| Will Davis | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 39 |
| Buddy Fowler | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| Tom Garrett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| Tim Griffin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Karen Hamilton | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 62 |
| Keith Hodges | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 68 |
| Hillary Pugh Kent | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Terry Kilgore | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Jay Leftwich | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
| Ellen H. McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Joe McNamara | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 40 |
| Will Morefield | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 43 |
| Israel O'Quinn | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 44 |
| Delores Oates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Justin Pence | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 33 |
| Eric Phillips | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 48 |
| Chris Runion | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Otto Wachsmann | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Lee Ware | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 72 |
| Mike Webert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Madison Whittle | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 49 |
| Bill Wiley | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 32 |
| Wren Williams | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 47 |
| Tony Wilt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 34 |
| Tommy Wright | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| Scott Wyatt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| 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)
- Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #3
- Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/23/2026 2:04 pm)
- Referred to Committee on Finance
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103660D