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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
FISCAL NOTE
Introduced
House Bill 4968
By Delegates Vance, Kump, Martin, and Mallow
[Introduced January 29, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §11-21-12o, relating to exempting the first $20,000 of
income
of resident individuals from personal income taxation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 21. PERSONAL INCOME TAX.
§11-21-12o. Additional modification of adjusted gross income of West Virginia
of
resident individual.
For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, an additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income is hereby authorized in an amount equal to the first $20,000 of income of a West Virginia resident individual, or of a husband and wife whose West Virginia taxable income is determined jointly.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt the first $20,000 of income of resident individuals from personal income taxation.
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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