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SB 236 VA
Introduced

Income tax, state; newborn and stillborn tax credit.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Feb 3, 2026) Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

Summary

Newborn and stillborn tax credit. Establishes a refundable income tax credit for taxable years 2026 through 2030 for married individuals in an amount equal to $2,000 per eligible birth so long as such eligible birth is not also the birth of a child by a surrogate. The bill also allows individuals and married individuals filing jointly to claim a refundable income tax credit in an amount equal to $2,000 per stillborn birth so long as such stillborn birth is not also the birth of a child by a surrogate. The bill specifies that only one tax credit may be claimed for each eligible birth or stillborn birth.

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Action history (4)

  1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100819D · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
  3. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/2/2026 2:14 pm) · upper
  4. Feb 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper

Text versions (2)

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  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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