# Virginia SB591: Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.

Virginia SB591, Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB591
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)
- Sponsor: Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (210 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 HB 1180.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fillable tax forms for Virginia taxpayers: benefit, low. Virginia must post all required state tax forms as fillable PDFs on the Department of Taxation’s website. The Tax Commissioner must publish instructions for using them. This requirement is no longer limited to tax periods beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
- Virginia replaces free filing for individuals: mixed, low. The law repeals the law establishing Virginia Free File but does not specify when existing services end. Virginia must offer individuals a new, free online state tax filing service for tax years beginning January 1, 2028, or later. Eligibility rules must be less strict than the IRS Direct File prog…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Reported from Finance | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-03-31: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (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 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/26/2026 3:31 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB591ER) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from Finance (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 6:35 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 10:05 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100872D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214910.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214909.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177132.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177131.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102092.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102091.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099226.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090971.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090970.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/1214910.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214909.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177132.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177131.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102092.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102091.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099226.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090971.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090970.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-SB591-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).