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| Bill | Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset. | Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset. Extends to July 1, 2028, the exemption from sales and use tax available for the purchase by veterinarians of prescription medicines and drugs that are administered or dispensed to patients within a veterinarian-client-patient relationship that is currently set to expire on July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1369. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 1698 | Virginia HB 1698 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 1698 (2025) — Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset.
Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset. Extends to July 1, 2028, the exemption from sales and use tax available for the purchase by veterinarians of prescription medicines and drugs that are administered or dispensed to patients within a veterinarian-client-patient relationship that is currently set to expire on July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1369.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed House (99-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Alex Q. Askew — primary (person)
- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-04 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102075D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-04 Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee - 2025-01-24 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2025-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 2025-01-29 Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-31 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-03 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2025-02-04 Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2025-02-11 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-12 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-17 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-17 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1698ER)
passage - 2025-02-17 Impact statement from TAX (HB1698)
- 2025-02-17 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-02-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-02-21 Conferees appointed by House
- 2025-02-21 Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges
- 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5266e80c-ef4b-4dbe-8107-d3dea7ba75d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).