HB557Introduced in the House of Delegates
Tangible personal property tax; establishes classification for electric landscaping equipment.
Introduced by Atoosa Reaser, District 27
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment. Establishes a separate classification of tangible personal property for electric-powered landscaping equipment employed in a trade or business and used to maintain commercial, public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, or other plants, including lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws. Such property may be taxed by a locality at a rate not to exceed that applied to the general class of tangible personal property.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · March 2, 2026
21
Yes
19
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100257D
Referred to Committee on Finance
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 3:14 pm)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2
Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB557ER)
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/6/2026 11:35 am)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)
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