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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1292: Income tax, state; subtraction for professional firefighter pension.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1292 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Income tax, state; subtraction for professional firefighter pension. Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Finance.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Income tax subtraction; professional firefighter pension. Establishes an income tax subtraction for up to $20,000 of firefighter benefits in taxable year 2024, up to $30,000 in taxable year 2025, and up to $40,000 in taxable year 2026 and each year thereafter. The bill defines firefighter benefits to include retirement income related to firefighting services and benefits paid to the surviving spouse of a firefighter whose death occurred in the line of duty.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex AskewPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Angelia GravesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Paul KrizekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Josh ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jeion WardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Finance
  2. Continued to 2025 with substitute in Finance (Voice Vote)
  3. Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24107082D-H1
  4. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute (Voice Vote)
  5. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  6. Impact statement from TAX (HB1292)
  7. Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
  8. Referred to Committee on Finance
  9. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102658D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source