Phil Hernandez
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 94
Primary
Wage garnishment; state or local tax debt. Provides that the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek that is subject to garnishment to collect delinquent taxes and charges owed to the state or any local government shall not exceed 25 percent of such individual's disposable earnings for that week. The bill contains technical amendments and applies only to garnishments issued on and after January 1, 2026.
A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 2.2-804, 8.01-512.3, 8.01-515, 34-3, and 34-29 of the Code of Virginia, relating to wage garnishment; state tax debt.
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations with letter (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from TAX (HB1979)
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N)
Read second time
Finance Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read first time
Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106300D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Impact statement from TAX (HB1979)
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104201D
Referred to Committee on Finance
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Finance Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Impact statement from TAX (HB1979) | PDF PDF |
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