Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 341
Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- David A. Reid (Democratic)
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. Requires that any town located within a county that has imposed a disposable plastic bag tax receive a distribution of revenues collected by the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula for appropriations to towns. The bill restricts a town's use of such revenues to the same purposes allowable for a county or city.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 21, 2026 House | Reported from Finance | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 112 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:43 am) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB341ER) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N 0-A) - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 10:03 pm) - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Finance - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100399D