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Richmond, Virginia Implements Disposable Bag Fee Beginning January 1, 2026

Bradley Feimer
August 22, 2025

Localities in Virginia may impose a $0.05 bag fee on each disposable plastic bag provided to customers at check out. Locals need to pass an ordinance to impose such a fee. Richmond, Virginia approved Ordinance 2025-099 to impose a $0.05 bag fee on certain bags at check out, effective January 1, 2026.

Further information concerning Virginia bag fees can be found here.

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Bradley Feimer

Bradley Feimer is Regulatory Counsel at Sovos. Within Sovos’s Regulatory Analysis function, Bradley focuses on domestic sales tax, international Value Added Tax, and Global Sales Tax. Bradley received a B.A. in English from The Ohio State University and J.D. at Suffolk University Law School. Bradley is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
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