# Virginia HB267: Workers with disabilities; earned income disregard, cost-of-living adjustment.

Virginia HB267, Workers with disabilities; earned income disregard, cost-of-living adjustment., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB267-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB267
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Workers with disabilities; earned income disregard, cost-of-living adjustment.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Appropriations
- Sponsor: Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health & Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Medical Assistance Services; earned income disregard; cost-of-living adjustment. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary federal approvals to increase, as necessary based upon Social Security Administration cost-of-living adjustments, the earned income disregard for workers with disabilities.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB267) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26106655D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB267) (House)
- 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Social Services (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103217D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128563.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128562.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103213.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103431.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103430.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103212.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083337.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083336.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128563.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128562.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103213.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103431.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103430.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103212.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083337.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083336.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB267-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).