CHARLESTON — The 2026 legislative session is less than 60 days away, but Gov. Patrick Morrisey is considering calling lawmakers into a special session as soon as December to accelerate cuts to personal income tax rates, though some lawmakers raised concerns about moving too quickly.

According to several sources, Morrisey wants to present lawmakers a tax reform package that could include a 3.88% flat personal income tax rate, which could return as much as $277 million to taxpayers if approved.

To help pay for the proposed tax cut, Morrisey’s proposal would do away with the 100% income tax credit rebate for ad valorem property taxes paid on motor vehicles put in place in 2023 by House Bill 2526, the tax reform package negotiated between the Legislature and former governor Jim Justice. Elim

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