SB591 Senate Bill

Enacted

2026-03-31

Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals

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 Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB591

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Action History

2026-03-31 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)

2026-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (effective 7/1/2026)

2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

2026-03-10 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

2026-02-26 S Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/26/2026 3:31 pm)

2026-02-24 S Signed by President

2026-02-24 H Signed by Speaker

2026-02-24 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB591ER)

2026-02-24 S Enrolled

2026-02-23 H Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

2026-02-23 H Read third time

2026-02-20 H Read second time

2026-02-18 H Reported from Finance (21-Y 0-N)

2026-02-17 S Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 6:35 pm)

2026-02-04 H Referred to Committee on Finance

2026-02-04 H Read first time

2026-02-04 H Placed on Calendar

2026-01-30 S Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

2026-01-29 S Engrossed by Senate as amended

2026-01-29 S Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

2026-01-29 S Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to

2026-01-29 S Read second time

2026-01-28 S Passed by for the day

2026-01-28 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

2026-01-28 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

2026-01-28 S Rules suspended

2026-01-27 S Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)

2026-01-26 S Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 10:05 pm)

2026-01-14 S Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

2026-01-14 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100872D

Votes

2026-01-27 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) Yea: 14 Nay: 0

2026-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0

2026-01-30 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0

2026-02-18 Reported from Finance Yea: 14 Nay: 0

2026-02-23 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 97 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-14 S Finance and Appropriations

2026-02-04 H Finance

Amendments

0000-00-00 Finance and Appropriations Amendment

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-14 Introduced

2026-01-29 Engrossed

2026-02-24 Enrolled

2026-03-31 Chaptered