2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26101966D

SENATE BILL NO. 302

Offered January 14, 2026

Prefiled January 13, 2026

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-1905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to excise tax on peanuts; sunset extended.

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Patron—Jordan

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 3.2-1905 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.2-1905. Levy of excise tax.

Beginning July 1, 2010, and ending July 1, 2026 2031, an excise tax shall be levied at a rate of $0.25 per 100 pounds on all peanuts grown in and sold in the Commonwealth for processing. Peanuts shall not be subject to the tax after the tax has been paid once.