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type: "Bill"
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title: "Retail Sales and Use Tax; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August."
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description: "Annual retail sales and use tax holiday. Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takes place on the first full weekend in August beginning on July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax will not apply to certain (i) school supplies, (ii) clothing and footwear, (iii) qualified products designated as Energy Star or WaterSense, (iv) portable generators, or (v) hurricane preparedness equipment. This bill is identical to SB 116."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 25"
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citation: "Virginia HB 25 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David A. Reid"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-12-18"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc049968-937b-4582-b5f9-0325374c4ac9"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB25"
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source_hash: "5518e61051fed08f0227636b0bb37b64595c27fa099248a6dcd6302bf3af85bd"
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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 25 (2024) — Retail Sales and Use Tax; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August.
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Annual retail sales and use tax holiday. Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takes place on the first full weekend in August beginning on July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax will not apply to certain (i) school supplies, (ii) clothing and footwear, (iii) qualified products designated as Energy Star or WaterSense, (iv) portable generators, or (v) hurricane preparedness equipment. This bill is identical to SB 116.
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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. **CHAP0628** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0628)
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2. **HB25ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB25ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100105D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB25)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 24100105D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB25E)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David A. Reid — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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- W. Chad Green — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-12-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100105D `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-12-18** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-15** Impact statement from TAX (HB25)
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- **2024-01-17** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-17** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-17** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-19** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-22** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-22** Engrossed by House as amended HB25E
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- **2024-01-22** Printed as engrossed 24100105D-E
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- **2024-01-23** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-01-23** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-01-24** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-01-24** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Impact statement from TAX (HB25E)
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- **2024-02-27** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-27** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-28** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2024-02-28** Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-01** Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N) `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-01** VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N)
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- **2024-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB25ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Impact statement from TAX (HB25ER)
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)
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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/bc049968-937b-4582-b5f9-0325374c4ac9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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