HB1180
Income tax, state; free tax filing program for individuals
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Kimberly Pope Adams (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Taxation; free tax filing program for individuals.
Directs the Tax Commissioner to develop and offer a free individual state income tax filing program, effective beginning in taxable year 2028, that is similar to the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Direct File Program as it existed during the 2025 tax filing season. The bill contains technical amendments that ... (More) remove obsolete language regarding fillable forms. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100215D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 8:22 pm)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 02/01/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 2:27 pm)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/16/2026 4:56 pm)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 02/23/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1180ER)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:54 am)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
