# Virginia HB716: Income tax, state; innocent spouse tax relief.

Virginia HB716, Income tax, state; innocent spouse tax relief., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB716-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB716
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Income tax, state; innocent spouse tax relief.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210)
- Sponsor: Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (225 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Income tax; innocent spouse tax relief. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to grant relief to a taxpayer liable for payment of all or part of any unpaid tax, assessment, or other deficiency that is owed due to a mistake made by such taxpayer's spouse on a joint tax return, regardless of whether the taxpayer claimed such relief from the federal government.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Innocent spouse relief for Virginia taxes: benefit, medium. The law lets the Virginia Department of Taxation grant innocent spouse relief on state income taxes. You qualify if you meet the IRS rules in Section 6015. You do not have to file a federal innocent spouse claim to seek Virginia relief. The Department reviews your case and can grant relief from Vir…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Finance | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 210 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/11/2026 2:16 pm) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB716ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-25: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/25/2026 4:01 pm) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105268D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216797.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216796.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199408.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199407.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085617.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085616.PDF)

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- 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/1216797.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216796.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199408.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199407.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085617.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085616.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-HB716-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).