Dems Vote Down Emergency Tax Relief Plan

Emergency tax conformity legislation failed to pass the Virginia House of Delegates on Monday after 34 Democrats voted against a plan to immediately conform state tax law to federal law and put additional revenues in a Taxpayer Relief Fund lockbox in order to provide tax relief under separate legislation. House Bill 2355, carried by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Chris Jones (R-Suffolk) was supported by all 51 House Republicans and 13 House Democrats.

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