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HB1197Introduced in the House of Delegates

Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program - Alterations

IntroducedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by Julie Palakovich Carr, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Altering and expanding the type of tax enforcement actions for which a certain whistleblower may, under certain circumstances, receive a monetary award for providing certain original information to the Comptroller under the Whistleblower Reward Program; and requiring the Attorney General and State agencies to provide to the Comptroller information pertaining to a final assessment that results from a whistleblower's original information under certain circumstances.

Where it stands

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

February 12, 2026

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Ways and Means

  2. Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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