Commonsense Prevails in VA: Governor Youngkin, in a recent veto against a plastic bag tax-related measure, notes the truth about these price hikes on consumers: “[They] fail to achieve their intended goals and burden Virginians with higher prices at the grocery store”:

(HB1764)

GOVERNOR’S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 1764, which distributes revenues collected from the plastic bag tax to towns.

Plastic bag taxes fail to achieve their intended goals and burden Virginians with higher prices at the grocery store. Redirecting tax revenues to towns may further encourage governments to rely on these taxes, exacerbating the issue.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.

(https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1764/text/HB1764VG)