HB697 — Income tax, state; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes.
Last action — Left in Committee Appropriations
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House of Delegates.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Income tax, state; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB697 on the official Virginia source →Action History
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H Left in Committee Appropriations
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H Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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H Reported from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
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H Placed on Finance Agenda
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H Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1
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H Placed on Finance Agenda
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H Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/30/2026 7:28 pm)
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H Placed on Finance Agenda
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H Referred to Committee on Finance
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H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105061D
Sponsors
- Hillary Pugh Kent · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bonita G. Anthony | — | Yea |
| Chris S. Runion | — | Yea |
| Debra D. Gardner | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker | — | Yea |
| Gretchen M. Bulova | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Joseph P. McNamara | — | Yea |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | — | Yea |
| Katrina Callsen | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Lindsey Dougherty | — | Yea |
| Margaret A. Franklin | — | Yea |
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado | — | Yea |
| Nicole Cole | — | Yea |
| Phil M. Hernandez | — | Yea |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Yea |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Stacey Annie Carroll | — | Yea |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Vivian E. Watts | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
| Will Davis | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB697 do?
- Income tax, state; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes.
- Who sponsors HB697?
- HB697 is sponsored by Hillary Pugh Kent.
- What is the current status of HB697?
- This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB697?
- Track HB697 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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