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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1276: Labor and employment; portable benefit accounts, income tax, deduction.

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

SB 1276 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Labor and employment; portable benefit accounts, income tax, deduction. Primary sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Finance and Appropriations.

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Official summary

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

Labor and employment; portable benefit accounts; income tax; deduction. Authorizes a Virginia resident who has worked as an independent contractor to establish a portable benefit account. Under the bill, a portable benefit account offered through and administered by a bank, credit union, or other depository institution and distributions from the account may be used for the payment of various health-related costs. The bill also creates a temporary deduction for the amount of contributions made to a portable benefit account by an independent contractor for the 2025 and 2026 taxable years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill DeStephPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“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 and Appropriations
  2. Impact statement from TAX (SB1276)
  3. Committee substitute printed 25105306D-S1
  4. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
  5. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102074D

Sources

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