2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1579: License taxes; local gas road improvement/Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax, sunset.

Legislative Summary

License taxes; local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax; sunset. Extends from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028, the expiration date for provisions permitting any county or city to impose a license tax at a rate not to exceed one percent on every person engaged in the business of severing gases from the earth for the purposes of funding improvements to public roads or as otherwise provided for the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority.

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Bill History

12/31/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102138D
House of Delegates
12/31/2024
Referred to Committee on Finance
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1579)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance (19-Y 2-N 1-A)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1579ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Impact statement from TAX (HB1579)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/19/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/19/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance (19-Y 2-N 1-A)
1/22/2025
19
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
1/20/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/19/20257.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20257.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/31/20248.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/202571.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/10/2025112.7 KB