HB 334 — Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum.
VA 20261 session
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. The bill removes the requirement that such a tax must have an expiration date on either (i) the date of the repayment of any bonds or loans used for such capital projects or (ii) a date chosen by the governing body. Under current law, only Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (19)
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — sponsor
- Shelly A. Simonds (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Katrina Callsen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Laura Jane Cohen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Michael B. Feggans (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Amy J. Laufer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Barbara A. Favola (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Saddam Azlan Salim (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (12)
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Rasoul (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amy J. Laufer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Barbara A. Favola (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Betsy B. Carr (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Charlie Schmidt (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Katrina Callsen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Laura Jane Cohen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Marty Martinez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Michael B. Feggans (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Patrick A. Hope (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Saddam Azlan Salim (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Shelly A. Simonds (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg