HB 1180 VA

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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.

• Kimberly Pope Adams · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100215D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 8:22 pm) · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 2:27 pm) · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 4:56 pm) · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Read second time · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 18, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
21. Feb 19, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 19, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 23, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Feb 23, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER) · lower
25. Feb 23, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Feb 23, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:54 am) · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Finance Amendment · HTML
• Finance Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML