Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1180
Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kimberly Pope Adams
Cosponsors (5)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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. This bill is identical to SB 591.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Reported from Finance with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) - Mar 31, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:54 am) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 4:56 pm) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 2:27 pm) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 9, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 8:22 pm) - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Finance - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100215D