Finance - Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Hernandez, Phil

Meeting Date & Time: 02/23/2026 15 Minutes after adjournment of House Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room B - 205

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Additional Resource(s):

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: 804-698-1947

DLS Contact: Schultz (804) 698-1863; Cronin (804) 698-1832

Senate bills that are either identical or similar to House bills

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB96 Roem Income tax, corporate and state; credit for braille labeling program.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 13 of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-439.12:13, relating to income tax credit; braille labeling program.

Fiscal Impact

Last actions:

  • 2/20/2026 - Placed on Finance Agenda
  • 2/25/2026 - Assigned HFIN sub: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  • 2/25/2026 - Referred from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  • 2/25/2026 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 3/9/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda

Senate Committee Actions:

• 1/22/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 1/22/2026 - VOTE: Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 1/22/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

• 1/23/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/18/2026 - Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/18/2026 6:14 pm)

SB224 Surovell Tax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58.1-1803.1, relating to tax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)

Yeas (11): Hernandez, Anthony, Callsen, Gardner, Maldonado, Pope Adams, Bulova, Fowler, McNamara, Davis, Watts

Last actions:

  • 2/25/2026 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2/26/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
  • 2/26/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108460D-H1
  • 2/27/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 3/4/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/10/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

• 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

• 2/11/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

• 2/17/2026 - Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 7:31 pm)

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)

SB834 Jones Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Grant Program; established.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 19 of Title 45.2 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 45.2-1918 through 45.2-1922, relating to Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Grant Program.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends referring to and rereferred to Appropriations (Voice Vote)

Last actions:

  • 2/23/2026 - Subcommittee recommends referring to Appropriations(Voice Vote)
  • 2/24/2026 - Placed on Finance Agenda
  • 2/25/2026 - Referred from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  • 2/25/2026 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 3/3/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/10/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

• 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

• 2/11/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

• 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB834)

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends referring to and rereferred to Appropriations (Voice Vote)