VirginiaOwners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.
What it does
Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distribution of sewage sludge; perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; testing requirements. Directs any owner of a sewage treatment works land applying, marketing, or distributing sewage sludge in the Commonwealth, beginning January 1, 2027, to collect representative samples of the sewage sludge intended to be land applied, marketed, or distributed and have such samples analyzed by an accredited laboratory for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill mandates certain outcomes for the land application of such sewage sludge depending on the concentration of PFAS in such sewage sludge.
More detail
The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to modify all Virginia Pollution Abatement permits for the land application of sewage sludge and Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits for sewage treatment works that include sewage sludge prepared for land application, marketing, or distribution as soon as practicable. The bill requires the Department to utilize the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee (PEAC) or convene a work group to study and recommend approaches to reduce the occurrence of PFAS in sewage sludge intended for land application within the Commonwealth. The Department is required to report the recommendations of the PEAC or work group to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by November 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1443.
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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 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 854 (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 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB386ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 10House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Amendments R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Passed House with substitute with amendments (86-Y 12-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 6Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Mar 6Delegate Lopez Floor amendments agreed toMajor
- Mar 6committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 6Read third timeMinor
- Mar 5Passed by for the day
- Mar 4Passed by for the day
- Mar 3Passed by for the day
- Mar 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 2Floor offered Delegate Lopez Amendments
- Mar 2Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 27Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Committee substitute printed 26108629D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 25House committee offered
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107999D-S2Major
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 3-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107670D-S1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Senate committee offered
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386)
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/6/2026 9:59 am)
- Jan 27Assigned HACNR sub: Water UsageMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105231DIntroduced