There is an effort to change the law regarding treasurers’ authority to lien delinquent individual taxpayers’ wages. You may recall from the last General Assembly session that two delegates introduced bills to restrict treasurers’ wage liens.
Essentially, their goal was to eliminate treasurers’ authority to take 100% of a delinquent taxpayer’s wages per pay period and require instead that treasurers be permitted to only lien 25% of a delinquent taxpayer’s wages per pay period. Although TAV was successful at defeating that legislation last session, it is anticipated that it will be introduced again this session.

 

The delegate who is likely to introduce it, Delegate Phil Hernandez, contacted TAV leadership, asking that TAV work with him on a proposal that will work for TAV and for those he is seeking to help, who are the low and lower middle-income earners in Virginia. Before TAV leadership makes any proposals, your input is critical. Please answer the questions below by no later than noon on Monday, August 25, 2025. Please keep in mind that these questions relate ONLY to liens to employers for individuals’ wages. They do not relate to bank liens or any other liens issued by treasurers to collect delinquent taxes.