# Virginia HB1591: Tax credit; veterinary care for retired police canines.

Virginia HB1591, Tax credit; veterinary care for retired police canines., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1591-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1591
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Tax credit; veterinary care for retired police canines.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-02
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Finance
- Sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Tax credit; veterinary care for retired police canines. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2025 through 2029 for costs directly incurred for the veterinary care, defined in the bill, of a retired police canine, also defined in the bill, during such taxable year up to $1,500. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Finance (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Impact statement from TAX (HB1591) (House)
- 2025-01-02: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2025-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103930D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032376.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012180.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012179.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032376.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012180.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012179.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1591-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).