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type: "Bill"
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title: "High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; prohibits pavement sealants that contain, civil penalty."
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description: "High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pavementsealants; prohibition; civil penalty. Prohibits the sale or distribution of any pavement sealant that contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations greater than one percent by weight onor after July 1, 2024, except that a retailer may continue to sellany existing inventory that remains in stock on that date. The billalso prohibits the application or use of such sealants on or afterJuly 1, 2025. Any person who violates either prohibition is subjectto a civil penalty of $250, to be paid into the Virginia EnvironmentalEmergency Response Fund."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 985"
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citation: "Virginia HB 985 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kathy K.L. Tran"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0bb392b-7e2a-481a-8ced-1a6bf6108d9e"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB985"
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source_hash: "68a6dfe86f64c9ab9d6b8491429e4fb8275d241be663c313990bd1cb3fc6a1c6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 985 (2024) — High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; prohibits pavement sealants that contain, civil penalty.
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High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pavementsealants; prohibition; civil penalty. Prohibits the sale or distribution of any pavement sealant that contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations greater than one percent by weight onor after July 1, 2024, except that a retailer may continue to sellany existing inventory that remains in stock on that date. The billalso prohibits the application or use of such sealants on or afterJuly 1, 2025. Any person who violates either prohibition is subjectto a civil penalty of $250, to be paid into the Virginia EnvironmentalEmergency Response Fund.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0736** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0736)
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2. **HB985ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB985ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100710D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB985)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N) — **77–21** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — **9–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) — **10–4** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (23-Y 14-N) — **23–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100710D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House (78-Y 21-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB985)
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- **2024-02-27** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-01** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate (23-Y 14-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-08** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB985ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB985ER)
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- **2024-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 736 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0736)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0bb392b-7e2a-481a-8ced-1a6bf6108d9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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