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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area."
+description: "Groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited. Prohibits any person from conducting any bioslurry injection, as defined in the bill, in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to HB 1381."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 784"
+citation: "Virginia SB 784 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2026-01-22"
+last_action: "2026-04-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fd2e134-e213-42f5-9f5d-7ad99eafa611"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB784"
+source_hash: "e6dba4ce56dee8d8e47197ed392e67858e5283ed4243e9996cc6a44750f9397f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 784 (2026) — Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area.
+
+Groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited. Prohibits any person from conducting any bioslurry injection, as defined in the bill, in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to HB 1381.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094481.PDF)
+2. **Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116029.PDF)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191397.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
+- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26106025D `introduction`
+- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03** Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26106791D-S1 `substitution`
+- **2026-02-05** Rules suspended
+- **2026-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
+- **2026-02-05** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
+- **2026-02-05** Passed by for the day
+- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-06** Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
+- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
+- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB784)
+- **2026-02-12** Placed on Calendar
+- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-25** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-02** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
+- **2026-03-02** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
+- **2026-03-02** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
+- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB784ER) `passage`
+- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB784)
+- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-03-05** Signed by President `passage`
+- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fd2e134-e213-42f5-9f5d-7ad99eafa611`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+