# Virginia HB1180: Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.

Virginia HB1180, Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1180
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)
- Sponsor: Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (220 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## 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 overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fillable tax forms for Virginia taxpayers: benefit, low. The Virginia Tax Commissioner must post all required state tax forms as fillable PDF files on the Department of Taxation’s website. The Commissioner must also publish instructions for using them.
- New free tax filing for Virginia individuals: benefit, low. The law repeals the old Virginia Free File program’s legal authority and requires a new state-run electronic tax filing service. Virginia must offer the new service to eligible individuals at no charge for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2028. Eligibility rules must be less restrictive t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Finance with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-03-31: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:54 am) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-19: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 4:56 pm) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 2:27 pm) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 8:22 pm) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100215D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214902.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214901.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171579.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171578.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128131.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128130.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127295.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108321.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107808.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087649.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087647.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214902.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214901.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171579.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171578.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128131.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128130.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127295.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108321.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107808.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087649.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087647.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1180-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).