VirginiaComprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.
What it does
Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy. Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000 to consider, beginning July 1, 2026, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmental justice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy shall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identify objectives and policies to reduce health risks, to promote civic engagement, to prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of environmental justice and fenceline communities, as those terms are defined in the bill, and to establish baseline environmental and health conditions to characterize any disproportionate public health conditions in the identified fenceline communities.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 256.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 582 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB425ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Conference report agreed to by House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Conference Report released
- Feb 24House Conferees: Simonds, Clark, Kent
- Feb 24Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 23Senate Conferees: Bagby, Aird, Stanley
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 23Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 19House requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 19House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 18House substitute rejected by Senate
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 16Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read third timeMinor
- Feb 15Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107960D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13House committee offered
- Feb 13Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 29Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- Jan 28Local Government Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 28Local Government Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 27Rules suspended
- Jan 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 26Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 5-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100586DIntroduced