Virginia 2026 Session Status: In Committee

HB897 — Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.

Last action — Senate committee offered

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Senate committee offered

  2. S Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  3. H Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/23/2026 4:59 pm)

  4. S Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

  5. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  6. H Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)

  7. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  8. H committee substitute agreed to

  9. H committee substitute rejected

  10. H Read second time

  11. H Read first time

  12. H Committee substitute printed 26108015D-H2

  13. H Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N)

  14. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

  15. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  16. H Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  17. H Substitute bill reprinted 26107782D

  18. H Committee substitute printed 26107782D-H1

  19. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  20. H Reported from Finance with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N)

  21. H House committee offered

  22. H Incorporates HB784 (Anderson)

  23. H Incorporates HB961 (Watts)

  24. H Placed on Finance Agenda

  25. H Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/8/2026 2:26 pm)

  26. H Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1

  27. H Placed on Finance Agenda

  28. H Referred to Committee on Finance

  29. H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104836D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 61 Yea · 34 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 613405
Total 613405
% of votes cast 61%34%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Not Voting
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Not Voting
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from Appropriations with substitute

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16600
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from Finance with substitute and referred to Appropriations

Passed 16 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16501
Total 16501
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB897 do?
Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.
Who sponsors HB897?
HB897 is sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr..
What is the current status of HB897?
This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB897?
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