Virginia Bill to Benefit Vehicle Restoration Projects Approved by Committee; Moves Next to House Floor

Legislation (H.B. 1990) to totally exempt from the license tax ALL vehicles and parts cars stored on private property for the purpose of restoration or repair was approved by the House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee.  The license tax is applied to vehicles that do not display current license plates.  Under the bill, vehicles stored within a structure would remain exempt from the tax.  The bill will next be considered by the full Virginia House of Delegates.  We encourage your support.   

We Urge You to Contact All Members of the House of Delegates (List Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for H.B. 1990

  • Under current law, all vehicles, even those 25 years old and older are subject to the license tax.  Under H.B. 1990, the exemption for all cars, regardless of age that are undergoing restoration (for as long a time period as the restoration work requires) represents a new benefit to car owners.
     
  • H.B. 1990 demonstrates a real effort by legislators and hobbyists to enact reasonable and fair compromise legislation. 

Please contact members of the Virginia House of Delegates immediately by e-mail to request their support for H.B. 1990.

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org(link sends email).  Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance. 

Virginia House of Delegates

To e-mail all Delegates, copy and paste the email address block below:

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Delegate David Albo
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Delegate Richard Anderson
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Delegate Mamye BaCote
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Delegate Richard Bell
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Delegate Robert Bell
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Delegate Robert Brink
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Delegate Robert Bulova
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Delegate Kathy Byron
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Delegate Betsy Carr
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Delegate Benjamin Cline
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Delegate Mark Cole
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Delegate Barabara Comstock
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Delegate John Cosgrove
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Delegate John Cox
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Delegate M. Kirkland Cox
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Delegate Anne Crockett-Stark
Phone: (804) 698-1006
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Delegate Rosalyn Dance
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Delegate L. Mark Dudenhefer
Phone: (804) 698-1002
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Delegate James E. Edmunds II
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Delegate C. Matthew Fariss
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Delegate Peter Farrell
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Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn
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Delegate T. Scott Garrett
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Delegate C. Todd Gilbert
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Delegate Thomas Greason
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Delegate Gregory Habeeb
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Delegate Christopher Head
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Delegate Gordon Helsel Jr.
Phone: (804) 698-1091
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Delegate Charniele Herring
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Delegate Daun Sessoms Hester
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Delegate M. Keith Hodges
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Delegate Patrick Hope
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Delegate Algie Howell Jr.
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Email: (804) 698-1090

Delegate William Howell
Phone: (804) 698-1028
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Delegate Timothy Hugo
Phone: (804) 698-1040
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Delegate Salvatore Iaquinto
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Delegate Riley Ingram
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Delegate Matthew James
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Delegate Johnny Joannou
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Delegate Joseph Johnson Jr.
Phone: (804) 698-1004
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Delegate S. Chris Jones
Phone: (804) 698-1076
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Delegate Mark Keam
Phone: (804) 698-1035
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Delegate Terry Kilgore
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Delegate Barry Knight
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Delegate Kaye Kory
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Delegate K. Robert Krupicka Jr.
Phone: (804) 698-1045
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Delegate R. Steven Landes
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Delegate James LeMunyon
Phone: (804) 698-1067
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Delegate Lynwood Lewis Jr.
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Delegate L. Scott Lingamfelter
Phone: (804) 698-1031
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Delegate Alfonso Lopez
Phone: (804) 698-1049
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Delegate G.M. Loupassi
Phone: (804) 698-1068
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Delegate Daniel Marshall III
Phone: (804) 698-1014
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Delegate Robert Marshall
Phone: (804) 698-1013
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Delegate James Massie III
Phone: (804) 698-1072
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Delegate Joe May
Phone: (804) 698-1033
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Delegate Jennifer McClellan
Phone: (804) 698-1071
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Delegate Delores McQuinn
Phone: (804) 698-1070
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Delegate Donald Merricks
Phone: (804) 698-1016
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Delegate Jackson Miller
Phone: (804) 698-1050
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Delegate J. Randall Minchew
Phone: (804) 698-1010
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Delegate Will Morefield
Phone: (804) 698-1003
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Delegate Richard Morris
Phone: (804) 698-1064
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Delegate Joseph Morrissey
Phone: (804) 698-1074
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Delegate John O’Bannon III
Phone: (804) 698-1073
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Delegate Israel O’Quinn
Phone: (804) 698-1005
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Delegate Robert Orrock Sr.
Phone: (804) 698-1054
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Delegate Christopher Peace
Phone: (804) 698-1097
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Delegate Kenneth Plum
Phone: (804) 698-1036
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Delegate Brenda Pogge
Phone: (804) 698-1096
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Delegate Charles Poindexter
Phone: (804) 698-1009
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Delegate Harry Purkey
Phone: (804) 698-1082
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Delegate Lacey Putney
Phone: (804) 698-1019
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Delegate David Ramadan
Phone: (804) 698-1087
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Delegate Margaret Ransone
Phone: (804) 698-1099
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Delegate Roxann Robinson
Phone: (804) 698-1027
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Delegate L. Nick Rush
Phone: (804) 698-1007
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Delegate Thomas Davis Rust
Phone: (804) 698-1086
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Delegate Edward Scott
Phone: (804) 698-1030
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Delegate James Scott
Phone: (804) 698-1053
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Delegate Beverly Sherwood
Phone: (804) 698-1029
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Delegate Mark Sickles
Phone: (804) 698-1043
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Delegate Lionell Spruill Sr.
Phone: (804) 698-1077
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Delegate Christopher Stolle
Phone: (804) 698-1083
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Delegate Scott Surovell
Phone: (804) 698-1044
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Delegate Robert Tata
Phone: (804) 698-1085
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Delegate Luke Torian
Phone: (804) 698-1052
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Delegate David Toscano
Phone: (804) 698-1057
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Delegate Roslyn Tyler
Phone: (804) 698-1075
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Delegate Ronald Villanueva
Phone: (804) 698-1021
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Delegate Jeion Ward
Phone: (804) 698-1092
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Delegate Onzlee Ware
Phone: (804) 698-1011
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Delegate R. Lee Ware Jr.
Phone: (804) 698-1065
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Delegate Michael Watson
Phone: (804) 698-1093
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Delegate Vivian Watts
Phone: (804) 698-1039
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Delegate Michael Webert
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Delegate Tony Wilt
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Delegate Thomas Wright Jr.
Phone: (804) 698-1061
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Delegate David Yancey
Phone: (804) 698-1094
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Delegate Joseph Yost
Phone: (804) 698-1012
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