VA SB 774
Status unknownFinancial institutions; processing fee on taxes prohibited, civil penalty.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 774 pass?
The current status of VA SB 774 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (13-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 774 about?
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.
Who sponsors VA SB 774?
Tammy Brankley Mulchi is the primary sponsor of VA SB 774.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (13-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Tammy Brankley Mulchiprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-22
Presented and ordered printed 26105381D
introduction
2026-01-22
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB774)
2026-02-02
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (13-Y 0-N)
deferral
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Votes
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter
2026-02-02 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: not voting
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: not voting
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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