HB1698
Retail sales and use tax; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians; sunset.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)
Chief Patron:
Alex Askew (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 1369. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102075D
- 01/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1698ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Impact statement from TAX (HB1698)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/2025 - House: Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)
