VirginiaIncome tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.
What it does
Department of Taxation; free tax filing program for individuals. Directs the Tax Commissioner to develop and offer a free individual state income tax filing program, effective beginning in taxable year 2028, that is similar to the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Direct File Program as it existed during the 2025 tax filing season. The bill contains technical amendments that remove obsolete language regarding fillable forms.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 591.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 31Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)Latest
- Mar 31Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:54 am)
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 23Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 23Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER)Major
- Feb 23EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 18Rules suspended
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 4:56 pm)
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 2:27 pm)
- Feb 11Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 10Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 9committee amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 8:22 pm)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on FinanceMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100215DIntroduced