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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia bill exempts vending machine food from sales tax starting in 2027
Last action · February 11, 2026: To FinanceSponsors: Patricia Rucker and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 912 eliminates the general on prepared food sold through vending and money-operated machines beginning January 1, 2027. The measure amends existing tax codes to remove these specific retail transactions from taxation.
- West Virginia levies a general consumers sales and service tax on tangible personal property and selected services, with specific statutory exemptions and rates for food and fuel. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Consumers purchasing food from vending and money-operated machines
Vendors operating vending and money-operated machines
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 11, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 11, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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