VirginiaCompost and other products containing organic soil amendments infrastructure; DEQ tax policy option.
What it does
Local competitive bidding for compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure; civil penalty. Allows the governing body of a locality to give preference to compost or other products containing organic soil amendments produced within such locality in the case of a tie bid when determining the award of any contract for compost or other products containing soil amendments to be purchased for use by such locality. The bill also provides that any locality may by ordinance require that certain generators, as defined in the bill, of large quantities of organic waste separate the organic waste from other solid waste and ensure that the organic waste is diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system by any of a variety of specified waste diversion activities.
More detail
The ordinance may also establish civil penalties for violations of the ordinance, but a locality shall first issue a warning to a generator that violates the ordinance. Finally, the bill expresses that it is the intent of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities include waste disposal infrastructure, as defined in the bill, that includes a place for the disposal of trash, recyclables, and food scraps and a sink for liquid waste. This bill is identical to HB 1011.
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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 11Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- 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 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB226ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 10House Conferees: Tran, Nivar, Bloxom
- Mar 10Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 4Senate Conferees: Surovell, Pekarsky, Jordan
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 4Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 2House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 2House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 27House substitute rejected by Senate
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 25Passed House with substitute (66-Y 32-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 25committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 25Read third timeMinor
- Feb 24Read second timeMinor
- Feb 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226)
- Feb 20Committee substitute printed 26108336D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226)
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Jan 29Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 29Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 29Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 28Rules suspended
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 26106306D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Jan 21Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 10Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 10Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100606DIntroduced