HB5235

Back to school sales tax holiday

Introduced·2/5/26
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West Virginia HB5235 updates the back-to-school sales tax holiday to include higher price limits for clothing, school supplies, and sports equipment.

West Virginia HB5235 amends the back-to-school sales tax holiday to increase the price limits for certain items. Clothing items priced at $150 or less, school supplies priced at $60 or less, and sports equipment priced at $180 or less will be exempt from sales tax. Additionally, laptop and tablet computers priced at $600 or less will also be exempt. The tax exemption applies to sales occurring on the first Sunday of August, or the previous Friday and Saturday, or the following Monday.

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History

Feb 5

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 5

House

To Finance

Feb 5

House

Introduced in House