Income tax, state; innocent spouse tax relief.
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 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 13, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 210 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding innocent spouse tax relief remains unchanged, but the document now includes official approval dates and chapter numbering.
TECHNICAL
Added official chapter designation (Chapter 210) and the approval date (April 6, 2026) to the text.
Removed the draft session header and preliminary approval status lines.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 3, 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
25
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 210 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB716ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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