Efforts to eliminate Virginia’s car tax stall as Democrats vote down study bill
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RICHMOND, Va. (7News) — Efforts to eliminate the car tax are coming to a screeching halt in Richmond.
Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly introduced bills to scrap the car tax, but those bills are struggling to get support from Democratic lawmakers who are in the majority in both chambers.
Meanwhile, some Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to study eliminating the car tax, including State Sen. Dave Marsden and Del. Lily Franklin.
Thatproposedstudy,whichbillsponsorssaywouldcosttaxpayersnothing,wouldlookathowmanytaxdollarslocalgovernmentsreceivefromthecartaxandproposeideastolocalitiesifstatelawmakersdecidetoactuallyaxethetax.
Butlastweek,duringaSenateResourcesSubcommitteehearing,Democratsvotedtokillthecartaxstudybill,claimingthestudy…needsmorestudy.
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Beforethathappened,Marsdentoldlawmakerswhytheyshouldpasshiscartaxstudyresolution.
“It’saresolutiontoaskthattheDepartmento
