Virginia · Senate Bill 314 · 2026 Regular Session

Tourism improvement districts; transient occupancy tax in Arlington County.

SB 314 Sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 13, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 11, 2026
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 25, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 10, 2026
  6. Became law Apr 6, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Tourism improvement districts; administering nonprofits; county manager plan; transient occupancy tax. Allows tourism entities, defined in the bill, to enter into written agreements for the provision of professional services to an administering nonprofit that is under contract with a locality to administer or implement activities specified in a tourism improvement district plan. Current law does not permit such…

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Tourism improvement districts; administering nonprofits; county manager plan; transient occupancy tax. Allows tourism entities, defined in the bill, to enter into written agreements for the provision of professional services to an administering nonprofit that is under contract with a locality to administer or implement activities specified in a tourism improvement district plan. Current law does not permit such public-private partnerships in tourism improvement districts. The bill also requires a newly formed administering nonprofit's board of directors to be wholly composed of business owners and an existing administering nonprofit to create a committee of business owners to oversee the activities prescribed in the tourism improvement district plan. Finally, the bill permits any locality with the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) to impose an additional transient occupancy tax of up to one percent. This bill is identical to HB 524.

Every action

44 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 36 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103075D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Local Government · Senate Local Government
  3. SenateFiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/20/2026 12:09 pm)
  4. CommitteeReported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · Senate Local Government9–5 vote
  5. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  6. CommitteeReported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations10–5 vote
  7. SenateRules suspended
  8. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)40–0 vote
  9. SenatePassed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  10. SenateFloor substitute printed 26107288D-S1 (Ebbin)
  11. SenateRead second time
  12. SenatePassed by for the day
  13. SenatePassed by for the day
  14. SenatePassed by for the day
  15. SenateRead second time
  16. SenateFloor substitute printed 26107689D-S2 (Ebbin)
  17. SenateSubstitute #1 by Senator Ebbin withdrawn
  18. SenateReading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
  19. SenateSenator Ebbin Substitute agreed to
  20. SenateEngrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
  21. SenateRead second time
  22. SenateRead third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)20–18 vote
  23. SenateReconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate39–0 vote
  24. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)23–17 vote
  25. SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate40–0 vote
  26. SenatePassed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
  27. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  28. House of DelegatesRead first time
  29. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns
  30. SenateFiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 4:12 pm)
  31. CommitteePlaced on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns
  32. CommitteeReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (16-Y 5-N) · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns16–5 vote
  33. House of DelegatesRead second time
  34. House of DelegatesRead third time
  35. House of DelegatesPassed House (67-Y 30-N 0-A)67–30 vote
  36. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB314ER)
  2. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  3. SenateSigned by President
  4. SenateEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  5. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  6. SenateFiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/11/2026 3:20 pm)
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 163 (effective 7/1/2026)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)

Roll calls

9 recorded votes: 6 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · Full Senate

40–0
Feb 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 20 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A) · Full Senate

Failed 20–18
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 18 Not voting 2
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 18 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

No · 18

Not voting · 2

Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate · Full Senate

Failed 39–0
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) · Full Senate

Passed 23–17
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 23 No 17
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 20 yes, 0 no Republicans: 2 yes, 17 no
How each member voted

Yes · 23

No · 17

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 20 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed House (67-Y 30-N 0-A) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 67–30
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 67 No 30 Not voting 2
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 61 yes, 1 no Republicans: 5 yes, 29 no
How each member voted

Yes · 67

No · 30

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 26, 2026 Senate Local Government Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Members

Yes · 9

No · 5

Not voting · 1

 Passed 9–5
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Finance and Appropriations Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Members

Yes · 10

No · 5

 Passed 10–5
Feb 20, 2026 House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (16-Y 5-N)
Members

Yes · 16

No · 5

 Passed 16–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 party unknown.

All 3 cosponsors

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