HB 1180 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and assigned Chapter 31 of the 2026 Virginia Acts. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of a free electronic tax filing program for individuals starting in the 2028 tax year remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with no new funding, eligibility criteria, or deadlines added or removed.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the text represents the final enacted version of the same policy.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Enrolled' and 'Acts of Assembly' headers and replaced them with the final 'Chapter 31' designation and an approval date of March 31, 2026.

Added numerous blank lines and spacing adjustments typical of the final chaptered format.

Adjusted line breaks and indentation in the text to fit the final chapter layout, but the actual words and policy provisions remain identical.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.