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type: "Bill"
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title: "Gas severance tax."
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description: "Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2020, for the local gas severance tax that is dedicated to (i) the local Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund, (ii) the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Fund, and (iii) water, sewer, and natural gas systems and lines. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 886"
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citation: "Virginia SB 886 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Administration of Government", "Authorities", "Counties", "Cities and Towns", "Taxation", "Water and Sewer Systems"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["A. Benton \"Ben\" Chafin"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2016-12-20"
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last_action: "2017-03-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d0de27c-7aec-4932-9c8e-dbf9c754b1a7"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB886"
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source_hash: "0994a6a4bfef705e6f65c9215632ec99b7f5b5c9ce91b877628722a349ea1da3"
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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 SB 886 (2017) — Gas severance tax.
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Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2020, for the local gas severance tax that is dedicated to (i) the local Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund, (ii) the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Fund, and (iii) water, sewer, and natural gas systems and lines. This bill is identical to
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0443)
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2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB886ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB886ER)
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3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101045D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB886)
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## Votes
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Finance — **16–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Finance — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-12-20** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101045D `introduction`
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- **2016-12-20** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-26** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2017-01-31** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-15** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2017-02-17** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-17** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-21** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
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- **2017-02-21** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/17) `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/5d0de27c-7aec-4932-9c8e-dbf9c754b1a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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