Del. Kathy Tran

Maddy summarySJ 97 is a ceremonial resolution commending the Fairfax Bar Association for its contributions to the legal community and public service. It does not create new laws or affect any individuals or policies, as it is purely a symbolic gesture of recognition. The resolution passed unanimously in both the Senate and House via voice vote in February 2026. This type of bill typically honors an organization without implementing concrete policy changes.

Maddy summarySJ 90 is a ceremonial resolution commending Penney S. Azcarate for her service, with no policy or legal impact. It does not create new laws, alter regulations, or affect any individuals or groups. The bill serves solely as a symbolic gesture of recognition, passing unanimously in both chambers as a formal honor.

Pesticides; manufacture, distribution, use, or sale of paraquat prohibited. Prohibits any person from manufacturing, distributing, using, or selling any pesticide containing paraquat, defined in the bill, as an active ingredient. The bill allows the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to seize any such pesticide containing paraquat on complaint to the circuit court in the area where the pesticide is located.

State taxation in the Commonwealth. Makes numerous changes to the Commonwealth's tax structure. The bill creates a new income tax bracket for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026, for income in excess of $1,000,000, which is to be taxed at 7.75 percent. The bill increases the standard deduction to $10,000 for single individuals and $20,000 for married individuals beginning in taxable year 2026. The bill also increases the income tax subtraction available for military benefits from $40,000 to $60,000 for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2027. For taxable years on and after January 1, 2027, such $60,000 amount shall be adjusted annually for inflation. Under the bill, eligible low-income taxpayers may claim a refundable income tax credit equal to 25 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer for the same taxable year. Current law allows such a taxpayer to claim a tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal credit claimed by the taxpayer in the same year. The bill establishes a refundable income tax credit for taxable years 2026 through 2030 for taxpayers (i) with a Virginia adjusted gross income equal to or less than 250 percent of the poverty guidelines and (ii) eligible for a tax credit pursuant to § 36B of the Internal Revenue Code in an amount equal to 100 percent of such taxpayer's enhanced premium credit, defined in the bill. The total amount of credits allowed does not exceed $50 million per taxable year, but no credit is allowed during any taxable year in which § 36B of the Internal Revenue Code is in effect. The bill also creates a one-time tax credit in taxable years 2026 through 2030 for taxpayers whose households include dependents younger than 6 years of age and whose family Virginia adjusted gross income, defined in the bill, does not exceed $100,000. Such credit is in an amount equal to $400 for each such dependent and only one credit may be claimed for each such dependent. The bill provides that, if the taxpayer is a resident of the Commonwealth for the full taxable year, the credit is refundable and requires the Department of Taxation to develop a process allowing taxpayers to elect to receive any such refund in multiple payments. Otherwise, the credit is nonrefundable.

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia relating to the right to make one's own decisions related to reproductive health care, including access to abortion. The amendment protects patients and their doctors and nurses from being punished for making such decisions. The amendment allows the state to place restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's life or physical or mental health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive. This bill is identical to SB 449.

Transportation network companies; minimum compensation; civil penalty. Establishes minimum compensation rates for TNC partners. The bill also prohibits gratuities from passengers from being included in TNC partner compensation calculations, authorizes TNC partners to collect gratuity in cash or electronically, and prohibits transportation network companies from limiting the amount that can be paid as gratuity through such companies' digital platforms. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to establish a process for reporting violations and to investigate claims. The bill authorizes enforcement by civil action or by civil penalties assessed by the DMV Commissioner.

School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make breakfast available to any student who requests such a meal at no cost to the student, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student. The bill clarifies that the provision of a breakfast by a school to a student at no cost to the student shall not be construed as creating a disincentive for the school or local school division to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision program. Additionally, the bill provides that schools shall maximize the number of students who participate in the school breakfast program by implementing one or more suggested service models to increase access to such program. The bill requires the Department of Education to reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each eligible school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one reimbursable breakfast per student per school day, and provides the formula for determining the state reimbursement rate for such meals. Finally, the bill repeals a provision of law relating to the federal School Breakfast Program that is rendered obsolete by the provisions of the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission to End Hunger.

Agencies of the Commonwealth; law-enforcement agencies; employees and officers; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement; prohibitions and limitations. Prohibits a state agency or a law-enforcement agency, defined in the bill, from entering into a written agreement authorizing any employee or law-enforcement officer to perform a function of a federal immigration officer. The bill provides that federal immigration laws shall be enforced by a state or local law-enforcement agency of the Commonwealth pursuant to a valid judicial warrant, federal or statutory regulations, or as otherwise required by state law. The bill also prohibits an employee of a state agency or a law-enforcement officer, defined in the bill, from conducting certain actions or inquiries regarding a person's citizenship or immigration status while engaged in the performance of his duties and creates a cause of action for appropriate equitable, injunctive, or declaratory relief against such employee or law-enforcement officer who willfully conducts such actions or inquiries in violation of the provisions of the bill. Finally, the bill requires any state agency or law-enforcement agency that has an existing written agreement with a federal authority to perform federal immigration functions to terminate such written agreement by September 1, 2026.

Maddy summaryHJ 46 designates the week of the fourth Monday in January (starting in 2027) as "Winter Salt Week" in Virginia. This is a ceremonial bill with no policy changes or direct impact on residents, businesses, or state programs. It simply creates an annual symbolic observance on the state calendar. The bill has no funding, regulatory, or operational provisions - it serves only to name a specific week for recognition. The designation applies to Virginia only and requires no action from the public or government agencies.

School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. Requires each school board to excuse from attendance any pupil who, for any continuous period of time not exceeding 30 school days in length, is absent from school for medical reasons as verified in writing by the student's health care provider.