Tax Commissioner; information sharing, eligibility for medical assistance.
Summary
Tax Commissioner; information sharing; eligibility for medical assistance. Authorizes the Tax Commissioner to provide to the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange information voluntarily provided by taxpayers for the purposes of identifying persons who meet the income eligibility requirements for medical assistance and would like to newly enroll in medical assistance. The bill authorizes the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to divulge to the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Social Services, upon entering into a written agreement, such information to facilitate such enrollments and applications, as applicable. The bill contains technical amendments and is effective for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Signed Apr 8, 2026
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Chaptered
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MINOR
This bill finalizes the formatting and official publication of HB 1529, converting the draft text into the final enacted 'Chaptered' version. The substantive policy content regarding tax information sharing and medical assistance eligibility remains unchanged from the enrolled version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the only difference is the transition from a draft bill to the final enacted law.
TECHNICAL
The document was reformatted to include official chapter numbers, approval dates, and page breaks typical of enacted legislation, while removing draft session headers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1529ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105947D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Garrett McGuire
DDemocratic
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