SB 96 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Income tax, corporate and state; credit for braille labeling program.

Summary
Income tax credit; braille labeling program. Creates a nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credit, as applicable, for taxable years 2026 through 2030 for up to $50,000 of expenditures incurred in the development and implementation of a braille labeling program on products, items, or packages sold in or shipped within the Commonwealth. The bill specifies that the aggregate amount of such credits allowed for all taxpayers in a taxable year is $500,000 and that any credit not usable for the taxable year in which it is first allowed shall not be carried over for credit in any succeeding taxable year.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 31, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Resources Subcommittee Substitute Finance and Appropriations Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text underwent significant formatting and layout changes between the Resources Subcommittee and Finance and Appropriations versions, but the substantive policy content remains identical. The main differences are organizational formatting, spacing, and page numbering rather than legislative substance.
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Header formatting changed from a single line 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION1/20/2026' to multiple lines with centered text and additional session information

Page numbering and line numbering format changed from simple line numbers to formatted page headers with bill numbers and session identifiers

Text spacing and alignment changed significantly, with content now distributed across multiple lines with varying indentation levels

Added timestamp '1/20/26 15:23' and bill reference 'SB96S1' at the end of the document

Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jan 22, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-1)
senate
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee offered
upper
Dec 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 38 co-sponsors

Sponsors