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type: "Bill"
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title: "Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1180"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1180 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Pope Adams"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f6ab617-caaa-481d-8664-894e853cdf7f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1180"
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source_hash: "a46ea4d7fa5f77006d80bafea5bae49a208444c758ba811b5eaa65bb3cbe4f29"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1180 (2026) — Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087647.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214901.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128130.PDF)
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4. **Finance Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127295.HTML)
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5. **Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108321.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171578.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kimberly Pope Adams — primary (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100215D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 8:22 pm)
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- **2026-02-02** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 2:27 pm)
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 4:56 pm)
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- **2026-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-18** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-18** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-23** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:54 am)
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-31** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f6ab617-caaa-481d-8664-894e853cdf7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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