Virginia Law

A. For all taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 1995, the Department of Taxation shall include in any packet of instructions and forms for individual income tax returns an application to register to vote by mail and appropriate instructions for the completion and mailing of the application to register to vote. The form of the application shall be prescribed and the instructions shall be provided by the State Board of Elections.

For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2023, the Department of Taxation shall include on the appropriate individual income tax return forms the following:

a. A checkoff box or similar mechanism for indicating whether the individual, or spouse in the case of a married taxpayer filing jointly, or any dependent of the individual voluntarily consents to the Department of Taxation providing the individual's tax information to the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange, or to the Department of Social Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision C 24 of § 58.1-3 ; and

b. Space for an individual to voluntarily include the following information: date of birth, email address, dependent's name and date of birth, and a preferred method for the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange, the Department of Social Services, or the Department of Medical Assistance Services, as applicable, to contact the individual for purposes of an eligibility determination for medical assistance or to newly enroll in a qualified health plan.

2. Information obtained pursuant to this subsection shall not be used to determine an individual is ineligible for medical assistance. If voluntary consent is provided pursuant to subdivision 1, the Department of Taxation is authorized to provide the individual's tax information, or the tax information of a spouse in the case of a married taxpayer filing jointly, to the Department of Social Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services pursuant to subdivision C 22 of § 58.1-3 .

1994, c. 632 ; 2020, cc. 916 , 917 ; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 162 ; 2026, c. 478 .