Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1551: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1551 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on October 29, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc. Primary sponsor: Joe McNamara (Republican). It lists 33 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): 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.
Virginia taxable income; standard deduction; sunset. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that is scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 20
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McNamara | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 40 |
| Jonathan "Jed" Arnold | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Amanda E. Batten | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mike Cherry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| A.C. Cordoza | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Carrie E. Coyner | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| N. Baxter Ennis | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tom Garrett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Geary Higgins | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mark L. Earley, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Hillary Pugh Kent | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Jay Leftwich | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
| Ian T. Lovejoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ellen McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Paul V. Milde | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Israel O'Quinn | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 44 |
| Delores Oates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Chris Obenshain | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| David Owen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Eric Phillips | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 48 |
| Chris Runion | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Phil Scott | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 63 |
| Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Kim A. Taylor | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Otto Wachsmann | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Lee Ware | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 72 |
| Mike Webert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Wren Williams | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 47 |
| Tony Wilt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 34 |
| Tommy Wright | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| Scott Wyatt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| Eric Zehr | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance
- Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
- Impact statement from TAX (HB1551)
- Referred to Committee on Finance
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100555D