VA SB 224
Status unknownTax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did VA SB 224 pass?
The current status of VA SB 224 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 224 about?
Tax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance. Authorizes the Tax Commissioner to award monetary compensation to individuals who provide information that assists the Department of Taxation in the successful collection of delinquent state taxes owed by other individual or business taxpayers. The bill provides that such awards may be given only if (i) the underpaying individual taxpayer's gross income exceeds $100,000 or the underpaying business taxpayer's gross income exceeds $500,000 and (ii) the amount in question exceeds $50,000.
Who sponsors VA SB 224?
Scott A. Surovell is the primary sponsor of VA SB 224.
Description
Tax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance. Authorizes the Tax Commissioner to award monetary compensation to individuals who provide information that assists the Department of Taxation in the successful collection of delinquent state taxes owed by other individual or business taxpayers. The bill provides that such awards may be given only if (i) the underpaying individual taxpayer's gross income exceeds $100,000 or the underpaying business taxpayer's gross income exceeds $500,000 and (ii) the amount in question exceeds $50,000.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-10
- Latest action
- 2026-03-04 — Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovellprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-04
Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
deferral
2026-02-26
Committee substitute printed 26108460D-H1
substitution
2026-02-26
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Reported from Finance with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-23
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
substitution
2026-02-20
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 7:31 pm)
2026-02-17
Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-17
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-11
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-10
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-10
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-02-10
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-09
Passed by for the day
2026-02-09
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-02-09
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-09
Rules suspended
2026-02-09
Committee substitute printed 26107398D-S1
substitution
2026-02-05
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage
2026-01-24
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/24/2026 7:23 pm)
2026-01-10
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-10
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100617D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute
2026-02-05 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: abstain
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-02-09 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-02-11 · pass · 23-15
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: not voting
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-23 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
Reported from Finance with substitute
2026-02-25 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Kirk McPike: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: not voting
- Will Davis: yes
Tabled in Appropriations
2026-03-04 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
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