SB 7 — Income tax, state; standard deduction and earned income tax credit.
VA 20261 session
Income tax; standard deduction and earned income tax credit. Removes the sunset from and makes permanent the standard deduction amounts of $8,750 for single individuals and $17,500 for married individuals filing jointly. Under current law, the standard deduction is scheduled to revert to $3,000 for single individuals and $6,000 for married individuals filing jointly after taxable year 2026. The bill also removes the sunset from and makes permanent the increase in Virginia's refundable earned income tax credit from 15 percent to 20 percent of the allowable federal earned income tax credit. Under current law, the Virginia refundable earned income tax credit expires in taxable year 2027 and Virginia's nonrefundable earned income tax credit, which has no expiration date, is equal to 20 percent of the federal credit.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (19)
- David R. Suetterlein (R, VA) — sponsor
- Bill DeSteph (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Luther Cifers, III (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Christie New Craig (R, VA) — cosponsor
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Tara A. Durant (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Timmy French (R, VA) — cosponsor
- T. Travis Hackworth (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Christopher T. Head (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Emily M. Jordan (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Ryan T. McDougle (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Mark D. Obenshain (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Mark J. Peake (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Todd E. Pillion (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Bryce E. Reeves (R, VA) — cosponsor
- William M. Stanley, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Richard H. Stuart (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (4)
- · senate · S4020 —
- · senate · S0501 —
- · senate · S8500 —
- · senate · S0540 —
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David R. Suetterlein (R, state_upper VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bill DeSteph (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bryce E. Reeves (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christie New Craig (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Christopher T. Head (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Emily M. Jordan (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | J.D. "Danny" Diggs (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Luther Cifers, III (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Mark D. Obenshain (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Mark J. Peake (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Richard H. Stuart (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Ryan T. McDougle (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | T. Travis Hackworth (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Tara A. Durant (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Timmy French (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Todd E. Pillion (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | William M. Stanley, Jr. (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg