Sen. Tammy Mulchi

Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; methods to mitigate flooding in Prince Edward County; report. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to work in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study methods to mitigate flooding in Prince Edward County. The resolution specifies that the study focus on flooding mitigation for the Town of Farmville and its surrounding areas stemming from the Appomattox River and its tributaries.

Office of the Executive Secretary; annual trauma-informed education for certain court personnel. Requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to provide annual continuing legal education on trauma-informed practices in proceedings involving sexual abuse or abuse of a family or household member to magistrates, clerks, judges of juvenile and domestic relations district courts, general district courts, and circuit courts, and other court employees.

Tangible personal property tax relief; rate of taxation. Removes the $950 million cap, beginning in tax year 2027 and all tax years thereafter, on the amount of tangible personal property tax relief reimbursed to localities by the Commonwealth. The bill requires, for tax year 2027 and all tax years thereafter, each county, city, or town to reduce its local tax rate on qualifying vehicles to no greater than $0.00000001 per $100 of assessed value of the qualifying vehicle.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SJ 63) is a ceremonial resolution formally recognizing Betty Adams, Ed.D., for her contributions to education. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, programs, or individuals beyond this symbolic acknowledgment. The resolution passed unanimously in both the Senate and House via voice vote in early 2026. As a commendation, it has no binding effect or practical impact on legislation.

Financial institutions; processing fee on taxes prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits any payment card network from imposing or receiving any processing fee on the portion of any transaction comprising sales and use tax on any electronic payment transaction, defined in the bill as any transaction in which a person uses a debit card, credit card, or other payment code or device issued or approved through a payment card network to debit a deposit account or use a line of credit, whether authorization is based on a signature, personal identification number, or other means. The bill imposes a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation and requires any such fees to be refunded to the merchant. Such penalties are to be collected by the State Corporation Commission and deposited into the state treasury. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 18) that formally commends the "Walk for Peace" event. It does not create any new laws or affect any individuals or groups through policy changes. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Senate via voice vote on January 29, 2026, and serves only as a symbolic expression of support for the event. As a procedural resolution, it has no legal effect or concrete policy impact.

Public elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; designation of interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams and sports based on biological sex; identification of biological sex on Preparticipation Physical Evaluation and athletics eligibility forms required; civil cause of action. Requires each interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public elementary or secondary school or by a public institution of higher education to be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) for "coed" or "mixed." The bill prohibits any such team or sport that is expressly designated for females, women, or girls from being open to students whose biological sex is male. The bill amends provisions of current law requiring each public middle or high school student to submit a Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form in order to be a participant on or try out for any interscholastic athletic team or squad by (a) expanding the scope of the requirement to apply to any public elementary or secondary school student in order to participate on or try out for any interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic team or sport and (b) requiring each Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form to identify and attest to each such student's biological sex. The bill also requires each student enrolled at a public institution of higher education seeking to participate on or try out for any intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public institution of higher education to submit by the start of his first year of participation on such team or sport an athletics eligibility form signed by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant verifying such student's biological sex and meeting such other criteria as set forth in the bill. The bill prohibits any government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, athletic association, or athletic organization from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a public school or institution of higher education based on compliance with the provisions of the bill and creates a cause of action for any public school or institution of higher education that suffers harm as a result of a violation of the bill. Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for any student who suffers harm as a result of a knowing violation of a provision of the bill by a public school or institution of higher education or as a result of the student's reporting a violation of a provision of the bill by a public school, institution of higher education, athletic association, or athletic organization.

Public schools; bathrooms, changing facilities, and other facilities located in public schools; reasonable accommodation based on biological sex required; civil cause of action. Requires any public school to, to the extent practicable, provide reasonable accommodation, as defined by the bill, to any student, teacher, or other employee of such public school who (i) desires greater privacy when using a multi-occupancy bathroom or changing facility located within a public school building that is designated for such student's, teacher's, or employee's sex, as defined by the bill, or when using multi-occupancy sleeping quarters while attending a public school-sponsored activity that are designated for such student's, teacher's, or employee's sex and (ii) provides a written request for reasonable accommodation to the school principal or, in the case of a student who is younger than 18 years of age, has his parent provide such written request to the school principal. The bill requires a school principal, upon receiving a written request for reasonable accommodation, to evaluate the request and, to the extent practicable, provide reasonable accommodation. The bill also requires such school principal to issue a written decision approving or denying the request for reasonable accommodation and, if denying the request, state the grounds for such denial in the written decision. The bill also provides (a) an opportunity for any student, teacher, or employee whose written request for reasonable accommodation is denied by a school principal to appeal the denial to the school board in accordance with the procedures set forth in the bill and (b) an opportunity for any student, teacher, or employee whose appeal of the principal's denial is denied by the school board to request an impartial hearing conducted by an impartial hearing officer to appeal the school board's decision in accordance with the procedures set forth in the bill. Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for any student, teacher, or employee who (1) as a result of the school or school board intentionally allowing a member of the opposite sex to enter a multi-occupancy bathroom or changing facility designated for such student's, employee's, or teacher's biological sex while other persons are present, encounters a member of the opposite sex while in such bathroom or facility or (2) is required by the public school to share sleeping quarters during a school-sponsored activity with a member of the opposite sex, unless such member of the opposite sex is a family member.

Sales and use tax; dealer discount. Provides that the state retail sales and use tax dealer discount percentages allowed from the first three percent of such tax imposed shall be (i) eight percent for monthly taxable sales between $0 and $30,000; (ii) four percent for monthly taxable sales between $30,001 and $62,500; (iii) 1.2 percent for monthly taxable sales between $62,501 and $208,000; and (iv) 0.8 percent for monthly taxable sales of $208,001 and above. Under current statutory law, such dealer discount percentages are (a) four percent for monthly taxable sales between $0 and $62,500; (b) three percent for monthly taxable sales between $62,501 and $208,000; and (c) two percent for monthly taxable sales of $208,001 and above. However, superseding budgetary provisions (1) limit such dealer discount percentages to (A) 1.6 percent for monthly taxable sales between $0 and $62,500; (B) 1.2 percent for monthly taxable sales between $62,501 to $208,000; and (C) 0.8 percent for monthly taxable sales of $208,001 and above and (2) suspend the discount entirely for dealers subject to the electronic funds transfer requirement in relevant law.

Individual income tax subtractions; tips. Establishes an individual income tax subtraction for income attributable to tips in an amount equal to (i) 25 percent of the federal tip income deduction for taxable year 2026 and (ii) 50 percent of the federal tip income deduction in taxable year 2027 and thereafter.