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VA · HB557INTRO · 2 COSPONSORS

Tangible personal property tax; establishes classification for electric landscaping equipment.

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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 pro…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 8, 2026

Who it affects
W-2 worker (non-union)

This bill establishes a separate classification for electric-powered landscaping equipment used in a trade or business, which may affect how this property is taxed. This could impact the costs for businesses that employ workers using this equipment.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty

    This bill establishes a separate classification for electric-powered landscaping equipment used in a trade or business, which may affect how this property is taxed. This could impact the costs for businesses that employ workers using this 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.· Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment.
    Such property may be taxed by a locality at a rate not to exceed that applied to the general class of tangible personal pro…· Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment.
What the Bill Does
  • Establishes a separate classification for electric-powered landscaping equipment used in a trade or business.
  • Specifies that this property includes items like lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws.
  • Allows localities to tax this property at a rate not exceeding that applied to the general class of tangible personal property.
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