HB 488 VA

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Wage garnishment; state tax debt. Provides that the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek that is subject to garnishment to collect delinquent taxes and charges owed to the state government shall not exceed the lesser of (i) 25 percent of such individual's disposable earnings for that week or (ii) the amount by which such individual's disposable earnings exceed 40 times the federal or Virginia minimum wage, whichever is greater. The bill also directs the Department of Taxation to recognize Currently Not Collectible status granted by the Internal Revenue Service and to offer taxpayers with such status a similar Virginia status with comparable protections from collection activities. The bill contains technical amendments and has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

• Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105199D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
3. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/25/2026 3:47 pm) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106135D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
15. Feb 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/21/2026 3:18 pm) · lower
16. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB488ER) · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Mar 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/23/2026 10:38 am) · lower
29. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter396 (Effective 7/1/2027) · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Finance Substitute · PDF
• Finance Substitute · HTML
• Finance Substitute · PDF
• Finance Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML