---
type: "Bill"
title: "Peanuts; excise tax, sunset extended."
description: "Excise tax on peanuts; sunset extended. Extends from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027, the sunset date of the excise tax on all peanuts grown in and sold in Virginia for processing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 302"
citation: "Virginia SB 302 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emily M. Jordan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fee9c654-39ad-427f-8a10-26d31cb4d922"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB302"
source_hash: "3bcd8f5d988910884a8ca9ec991d8373db011a4e111db0c55e07a5223f0f0f74"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 302 (2026) — Peanuts; excise tax, sunset extended.

Excise tax on peanuts; sunset extended. Extends from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027, the sunset date of the excise tax on all peanuts grown in and sold in Virginia for processing.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088879.PDF)
2. **Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188602.PDF)
3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218070.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209892.PDF)

## Votes

- Passage R — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — **39–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emily M. Jordan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101966D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/20/2026 7:40 pm)
- **2026-01-21** Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-29** Rules suspended
- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-29** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-29** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-30** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-02** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2026-02-25** Reported from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Committee substitute printed 26108905D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-03-05** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-05** Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day
- **2026-03-10** House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) `substitution`
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB302ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (4/1/2026 9:26 am)
- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 493 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fee9c654-39ad-427f-8a10-26d31cb4d922`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).