Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 9
RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein (Republican)
Cosponsors (18)
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican)
- Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
- William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican)
- Bryce E. Reeves (Republican)
- Todd E. Pillion (Republican)
- Mark J. Peake (Republican)
- Mark D. Obenshain (Republican)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican)
- Ryan T. McDougle (Republican)
- Emily M. Jordan (Republican)
- Christopher T. Head (Republican)
- T. Travis Hackworth (Republican)
- Timmy French (Republican)
- Tara A. Durant (Republican)
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican)
- Bill DeSteph (Republican)
- Christie New Craig (Republican)
- Luther Cifers, III (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) - Jan 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 10:37 am) - Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations - Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100497D