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type: "Bill"
title: "Hampton Roads Sanitation District; changes to the enabling act."
description: "Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Makesnumerous changes to the enabling act for the Hampton Roads SanitationDistrict related to the addition of Northampton and Accomack Counties to the district, including realignment of the residency requirementsfor Commissioners. Other changes include (i) defining the term \"associatedwater system\" and inserting it as appropriate throughout the bill;(ii) amending certain eminent domain powers related to procurement of lands contiguous to the site of an existing sewage disposal systemfor construction and operation of an expanded sewage disposal systemto meet new regulatory requirements, including nutrient removal technology; (iii) altering authority related to rates; and (iv) makingvarious technical and clarifying updates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2257"
citation: "Virginia HB 2257 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert S. Bloxom, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b39983a-268b-41d6-9202-cc04085a4c22"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2257"
source_hash: "c23786d5e262aaf1fea2d79a60b63d94e455783d788748d446b76db73cf9f553"
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 HB 2257 (2021) — Hampton Roads Sanitation District; changes to the enabling act.
Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Makesnumerous changes to the enabling act for the Hampton Roads SanitationDistrict related to the addition of Northampton and Accomack Counties to the district, including realignment of the residency requirementsfor Commissioners. Other changes include (i) defining the term "associatedwater system" and inserting it as appropriate throughout the bill;(ii) amending certain eminent domain powers related to procurement of lands contiguous to the site of an existing sewage disposal systemfor construction and operation of an expanded sewage disposal systemto meet new regulatory requirements, including nutrient removal technology; (iii) altering authority related to rates; and (iv) makingvarious technical and clarifying updates.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0428** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0428)
2. **HB2257ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2257ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 21101358D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2257)
## Votes
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N) — **211** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **970** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) — **130** (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) — **90** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 21101358D `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-29** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-15** Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-30** Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b39983a-268b-41d6-9202-cc04085a4c22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).