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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 a Senior Regulatory Counsel at Sovos. Brad focuses on domestic sales tax, fees, and Colorado local taxation. Brad is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT). He has a B.A. in English from The Ohio State University and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.
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