---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gold, silver, & platinum bullion, etc.; removes sunset date for sales tax exemption."
description: "Sales tax exemption; gold, silver, and platinumbullion. Removes (i) the sunset date for the sales tax exemptionfor gold, silver, and platinum bullion and legal tender coins and(ii) the limitation that only purchases in excess of $1,000 are eligiblefor the exemption. Under current law, the exemption will expire onJune 30, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 936"
citation: "Virginia HB 936 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amanda E. Batten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21d27e9e-5abb-4bd0-8b63-85a333765274"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB936"
source_hash: "94e56e321dce72a80cdc5de966cae2a7a3059ea07ee8acfa9cef9a39cb5c8c3a"
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 HB 936 (2022) — Gold, silver, & platinum bullion, etc.; removes sunset date for sales tax exemption.

Sales tax exemption; gold, silver, and platinumbullion. Removes (i) the sunset date for the sales tax exemptionfor gold, silver, and platinum bullion and legal tender coins and(ii) the limitation that only purchases in excess of $1,000 are eligiblefor the exemption. Under current law, the exemption will expire onJune 30, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0643** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0643)
2. **Committee substitute printed 22106621D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB936S1)
3. **HB936ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB936ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102736D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB936)
5. **Printed as engrossed 22102736D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB936E)

## Votes

- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 19-N) — **76–19** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N) — **76–21** (pass) · lower
- Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) — **17–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N) — **0–97** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amanda E. Batten — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102736D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Impact statement from TAX (HB936)
- **2022-01-27** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-02** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-07** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2022-02-07** Engrossed by House as amended HB936E
- **2022-02-07** Printed as engrossed 22102736D-E
- **2022-02-08** Read third time and passed House (77-Y 21-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-08** VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N)
- **2022-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-09** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Impact statement from TAX (HB936E)
- **2022-02-15** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-15** Committee substitute printed 22106621D-S1 `substitution`
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-17** Reading of substitute waived
- **2022-02-17** Committee substitute agreed to 22106621D-S1
- **2022-02-17** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB936S1
- **2022-02-17** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-02-21** Senate substitute rejected by House 22106621D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
- **2022-02-21** VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N)
- **2022-02-23** Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-23** Senate requested conference committee
- **2022-02-24** House acceded to request
- **2022-02-25** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2022-02-28** Conferees appointed by House
- **2022-03-11** Amended by conference committee
- **2022-03-11** Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 19-N)
- **2022-03-11** VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 19-N)
- **2022-03-11** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-21** Enrolled
- **2022-03-21** Signed by President
- **2022-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-03-23** Impact statement from TAX (HB936ER)
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21d27e9e-5abb-4bd0-8b63-85a333765274`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).