Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB268
Legislation Overview
Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain gun safes.
Description: Sales tax exemption; gun safes. Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for a gun safe with a selling price of $1,500 or less. The bill defines "gun safe" as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or of ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill, "gun safe" does not include a glass-faced cabinet.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191)
Last Action Date: March 6, 2020
Companion Bill: HB888
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: John Bell (D); Bryce Reeves (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191) | |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 191 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020 | |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020 |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2020 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB268ER) |
| House | Feb 24, 2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2020 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2020 | Title replaced 20108161D-H1 |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2020 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N) |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108161D-H1 |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB268H1 |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 14, 2020 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 12, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108161D-H1 |
| House | Feb 12, 2020 | Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| House | Feb 12, 2020 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 12, 2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2020 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2020 | Printed as engrossed 20102386D-E |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB268E |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102386D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 6, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 24, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 12, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Jan 23, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 3, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) | 01/21/2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 01/22/2020 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 01/24/2020 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) | 02/12/2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) | 02/17/2020 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N) | 02/19/2020 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
