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HB4895 • 2026
Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit
Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit
Children
Taxes
Passed Legislature
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Bill History
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2026-01-28
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To House Finance
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2026-01-28
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Introduced in House
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2026-01-28
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To Finance
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2026-01-28
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit
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COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 4895 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION FISCAL NOTE Introduced House Bill 4895 By Delegates White, Pinson, Butler, Coop-Gonzalez, Dillon, Anders, B. Ward, Howell, T., Ridenhour, Hite, and Worrell [Introduced January 28, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance] A BILL to amend and reenact §11-21-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to personal income tax; and establishing an unborn child tax credit. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 21. PERSONAL INCOME TAX. §11-21-16. West Virginia personal exemptions of resident individual. (a) General. -- For any tax imposed under the provisions of this article with respect to any taxable year prior to January 1, 1983, a resident individual shall be allowed a West Virginia exemption of $600 for each exemption for which he or she is entitled to a deduction for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes. With respect to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1983, and prior to January 1, 1984, said exemption shall be $700; with respect to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1984, said exemption shall be $800; and with respect to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1987, said exemption shall be $2,000. In addition, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the resident individual shall be allowed a West Virginia exemption of $2,000 for an unborn child of the resident individual. For purposes of this section, an "unborn child" means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb and is not aborted. (b) Husband and wife. -- If the West Virginia income taxes of a husband and wife are separately determined but their federal income tax is determined on a joint return, each of them shall be separately entitled, with respect to any taxable year prior to January 1, 1983, to a West Virginia exemption of $600 for each federal exemption to which he or she would be separately entitled for the taxable year if their federal income taxes had been determined on separate returns. With respect to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1983, and prior to January 1, 1984, said exemption shall be $700; with respect to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1984, said exemption shall be $800; and with respect to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1987, said exemption shall be $2,000. (c) Surviving spouse. -- For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, a surviving spouse shall be allowed one additional exemption of $2,000 for the two taxable years beginning after the year of death of the deceased spouse. For purposes of this section and section twelve of this article, a surviving spouse means a taxpayer whose spouse died during the taxable year prior to the taxable year for which the annual return is being filed and who has not remarried at any time before the end of the taxable year for which the annual return is being filed. (d) Certain dependents. -- Notwithstanding any provisions in this section, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, a resident individual whose exemption amount for federal tax purposes is zero by virtue of section 151(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be allowed a single West Virginia exemption in the amount of $500. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a new $2,000 state income tax exemption, beginning in tax year 2027, for each unborn child carried by a resident individual. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. 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