Press Release

Lieutenant Governor Bolling Applauds House Passage of Sales Tax Holiday and Senate Passage of Voter Registration Legislation

Randy Marcus
804-786-2078 or 804-814-7117 (cell)
randy.marcus@governor.virginia.gov

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

RICHMOND - Earlier today, the Virginia House of Delegates gave final approval to HB532, which would approve a sales tax holiday from the first Friday in August to the first Sunday in August each year. Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling issued the following statement in response to the passage of this legislation:

"I applaud the House of Delegates for taking the first step in making a sales tax holiday law in Virginia. Passage of this legislation will make it easier for families to purchase school supplies, clothing and computers for their children, and enable Virginia retailers to compete with retailers in other states that have already approved this important tax break."

Earlier today, the Senate of Virginia gave final approval to SB313, which would require anyone seeking to register to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles to affirm that they are a United States citizen. In addition, the legislation requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share the name and address of any non citizen that attempts to register to vote with local registrars.

"I applaud the Senate's passage of this legislation. This legislation will make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to register to vote in Virginia and provide a framework through which local registrars can check to make certain that illegal immigrants are not voting in local and statewide elections," Lieutenant Governor Bolling said.

For additional information contact Randy Marcus at 804-786-2078 or 804-814-7117 (cell) or randy.marcus@governor.virginia.gov.