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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1979: Wage garnishment; recovery of certain improper payment, etc., state tax debt.

Passed one chamber 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 1979 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Wage garnishment; recovery of certain improper payment, etc., state tax debt. Primary sponsor: Phil Hernandez (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations with letter (15-Y 0-N).

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.

Wage garnishment; state or local tax debt. Provides that the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek that is subject to garnishment to collect delinquent taxes and charges owed to the state or any local government shall not exceed 25 percent of such individual's disposable earnings for that week. The bill contains technical amendments and applies only to garnishments issued on and after January 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil HernandezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations with letter (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Impact statement from TAX (HB1979)
  3. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
  4. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  5. Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N)
  6. Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  7. Finance Substitute agreed to
  8. Read second time
  9. Read first time
  10. Committee substitute printed 25106300D-H1
  11. Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
  12. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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