Water & Environment

Legislative Updates
BillsDateStatus
HB1072 - Sewage sludge; local authority to test and monitor land application within its political boundaries.01/25/2026Passed
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HB1110 - Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification.01/25/2026Continued
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HB1178 - Authorized septic system inspectors; scope of services and requirements for performance, etc.01/25/2026Pending Governor's Communication
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HB1266 - Environmental Justice in Permitting Process Guidance Memo; DEQ to publish an updated version.01/25/2026Passed
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HB1350 - Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program; assessment for violations, etc., civil penalties.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB1381 - Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB1436 - Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry, performance bond.01/25/2026Continued
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HB1443 - Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.01/25/2026Passed
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HB1519 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed; generated by point sources or nonpoint sources, sunset.01/25/2026Incorporated
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HB237 - Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan; identifying areas where marshes may migrate in face of sea rise.01/25/2026Passed
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HB388 - Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB389 - Marine Resources Commission; fisheries climate adaptation plan, report.01/25/2026Continued
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HB390 - Habitat Policy Oversight Committee; established, membership, powers and duties, report.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB397 - Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB422 - Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities.01/25/2026Passed
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HB487 - Norfolk, City of; Marine Resources Commission to convey easement for certain property.01/25/2026Continued
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HB512 - Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB52 - Marine Resources Commission; beneficial use of dredged material.01/25/2026Passed
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HB521 - Marine Resources Commission; powers and duties, wetlands, report.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB543 - Forest Sustainability Fund; Office of Working Lands Preservation to manage.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB597 - Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, voluntary contributions, report.01/25/2026Passed
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HB607 - Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators.01/25/2026Continued
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HB70 - Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; projects in low-income geographic areas, nature-based solutions.01/25/2026Pending Governor's Communication
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HB747 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; consolidation of agricultural commitments.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB749 - Fertilizer and lime; amends provisions governing permit requirements..01/25/2026Passed
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HB880 - Biosolids; monitoring requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.01/25/2026Incorporated
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HB938 - Publicly owned treatment works; monitoring of PFAS.01/25/2026Pending Governor's Communication
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HB950 - Unmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies, search warrant required, exceptions.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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HB952 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permittees.01/25/2026Pending Governor's Communication
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HJ16 - Recurrent Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; study continued.01/25/2026Passed
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SB138 - PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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SB192 - State-owned bottomlands; localities, property interest.01/25/2026Continued
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SB197 - Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, deferment of interest accrual.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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SB293 - Richmond Internatl. Airport; discontinuing use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials, report.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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SB336 - Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.01/25/2026Continued
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SB386 - Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.01/25/2026Passed
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SB401 - Authorized septic system inspectors; scope of services and requirements for performance, etc.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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SB414 - Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal from compact.01/25/2026Continued
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SB453 - Intentional discharge of untreated sewage onto land or into waters of the Commonwealth; penalty.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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SB473 - Occoquan Reservoir; low-flow protections for drinking water safe yield.01/25/2026Continued
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SB482 - Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report.01/25/2026Continued
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SB521 - Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.01/25/2026Continued
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SB553 - Data centers; certain data from water users, water use consumption.01/25/2026Passed
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SB768 - Commonwealth Flood Prevention Match Assistance Fund and Program; established, report.01/25/2026Continued
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SB784 - Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area.01/25/2026Awaiting Governor's Action
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