States cannot tax remote workers unless they are physically present there.
H.R. 10142 — Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2026 · Filed by Jim Himes (D-CT) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops states from taxing remote workers who live in other states. States cannot say a worker is in their state because of a home office. States cannot tax pay for days when the worker is elsewhere. The bill lets remote workers keep more of their pay.
Who it affects
Remote workers and multistate employees pay less state income tax. States collect less tax money from these workers.
One thing to notice
The bill does not define what counts as physically present in a state. This may cause disputes over short visits or partial days.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Aug 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- remote workers — People who do their jobs from home or from places other than an office.
- physically present — Actually being in a place in person, not working from somewhere else.
- state income tax — Money that a state government takes from people's pay.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,161 characters) on Aug 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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