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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 88: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts.

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 88 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on December 28, 2023. According to its official title, it concerns: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts. Primary sponsor: Joe McNamara (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Virginia taxable income; standard deduction. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that was scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe McNamaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Vivian WattsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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 in Finance (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (7-Y 0-N)
  4. Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
  5. Impact statement from TAX (HB88)
  6. Referred to Committee on Finance
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101436D

Sources

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