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type: "Bill"
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title: "Rounding procedures; taxes and fees calculated, report."
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description: "Rounding procedures. Provides for rounding procedures in certain cash transactions and authorizes the governing body of a locality to by ordinance set temporary procedures for the adjustment of bills and account balances for taxes and other charges due to the locality to account for the cessation of production of the penny coin by the United States Mint until July 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Department of Taxation to evaluate options and recommend a uniform procedure for such adjustments and balances for all localities of the Commonwealth and report its findings and recommendations no later than November 1, 2026."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 954"
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citation: "Virginia HB 954 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Vivian E. Watts"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9157a2a1-654f-4e64-a79d-c0e0c431c05a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB954"
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source_hash: "942d57b1ecc53500db710498b8684da8e5c26458125c93a4babfd3f997c44b41"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 954 (2026) — Rounding procedures; taxes and fees calculated, report.
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Rounding procedures. Provides for rounding procedures in certain cash transactions and authorizes the governing body of a locality to by ordinance set temporary procedures for the adjustment of bills and account balances for taxes and other charges due to the locality to account for the cessation of production of the penny coin by the United States Mint until July 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Department of Taxation to evaluate options and recommend a uniform procedure for such adjustments and balances for all localities of the Commonwealth and report its findings and recommendations no later than November 1, 2026.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086640.PDF)
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2. **Finance Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143029.PDF)
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3. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191975.PDF)
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4. **Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139298.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203441.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Vivian E. Watts — primary (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102500D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 9:36 pm)
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- **2026-02-06** Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-10** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute printed 26107179D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-21** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/21/2026 3:02 pm)
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Committee substitute printed 26109042D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB954ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-23** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/23/2026 9:36 am)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9157a2a1-654f-4e64-a79d-c0e0c431c05a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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