Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 9: 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
SB 9 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on November 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. Primary sponsor: David Suetterlein (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N).
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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 19
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Suetterlein | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
| Luther Cifers | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 10 |
| Christie Craig | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 19 |
| Bill DeSteph | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 20 |
| Danny Diggs | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
| Tara Durant | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 27 |
| Timmy French | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Travis Hackworth | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 5 |
| Chris Head | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 3 |
| Emily Jordan | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 17 |
| Ryan McDougle | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 26 |
| Tammy Mulchi | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 9 |
| Mark Obenshain | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 2 |
| Mark Peake | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 8 |
| Todd Pillion | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
| Bryce Reeves | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 28 |
| Bill Stanley | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Richard Stuart | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 25 |
| Glen Sturtevant | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
“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 and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 10:37 am)
- Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100497D