HB 897
  • Introduced
    Jan 13, 2026
  • Passed House
    Feb 17, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 897
Virginia House Bill
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Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.
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Senate • Mar 03, 2026: Senate committee offered
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Finance and Appropriations Substitute

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Feb 11, 2026, House
Finance Reported from Finance with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N)
YES: 16
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 16

NO: 5

NOT VOTING: 1

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Feb 13, 2026, House
Appropriations Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
YES: 16
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 16

NO: 6

OTHER: 0
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Feb 13, 2026, House
Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
YES: 5
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 5

NO: 2

OTHER: 0
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Feb 17, 2026, House
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
YES: 61
NO: 34
OTHER: 0
YES: 61

NO: 34

NOT VOTING: 5

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Mar 03, 2026, Senate
Finance and Appropriations Pass by Indefinitely
YES: 15
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 15

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    • Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
      • Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
      • Senate committee offered
    • Feb 23, 2026 | House
      • Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/23/2026 4:59 pm)
    • Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
      • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
      • Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
    • Feb 17, 2026 | House
      • Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
    • Feb 16, 2026 | House
      • Read second time
      • committee substitute rejected
      • committee substitute agreed to
      • Engrossed by House - committee substitute
    • Feb 15, 2026 | House
      • Read first time
    • Feb 13, 2026 | House
      • Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
      • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
      • Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
    • Feb 12, 2026 | House
      • Substitute bill reprinted 26107782D
    • Feb 11, 2026 | House
      • Incorporates HB961 (Watts)
      • Incorporates HB784 (Anderson)
      • House committee offered
      • Reported from Finance with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N)
    • Feb 08, 2026 | House
      • Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/8/2026 2:26 pm)
    • Feb 05, 2026 | House
      • Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1
    • Jan 13, 2026 | House
      • Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104836D
      • Referred to Committee on Finance
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