Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 400
Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit, extends sunset.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Motion picture production tax credit; sunset extended. Extends the motion picture production tax credit sunset date from taxable year 2026 to taxable year 2030. This bill is identical to SB 612.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment
- Finance Amendment
- Engrossed
- Senator Pillion Substitute
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Finance with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 795 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/11/2026 9:17 am) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB400ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (70-Y 24-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senator Pillion Substitute agreed to - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reading of substitute waived - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Floor offered Senator Pillion Substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/19/2026 1:51 pm) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1 - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/20/2026 4:03 pm) - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Finance - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105056D