republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-1149.md

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Bill	Water distribution systems; lead status inspections for water service lines.	Inspection of water distribution systems; lead status inspections for water service lines. Permits any locality that operates a water distribution system or any water authority that operates a water distribution system, or their respective duly authorized agents, to, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter upon the exterior areas of any property, public or private, for the purpose of accessing and inspecting a water service line necessary to make the required system-side and customer-side service line material classifications for lead status to comply with federal law. The bill requires any such inspector to maintain a record of such inspections, including the date, time, and result of the inspection, and, further, requires the inspector to inform the customer of the result of the inspection. The bill also requires the locality or water authority to deliver notice to the customer at least 14 days prior to the inspection. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 1149	Virginia HB 1149 (2026)	bill		enacted	M. Keith Hodges	4	28	6	2026-01-14	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/3689ec8a-e4dd-4d28-b9b7-1968a7b09ac0	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1149	8901898c4cab4cd513503db4e103cb311dd72e24c626fc594f70363d6c94ea9f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1149 (2026) — Water distribution systems; lead status inspections for water service lines.

Inspection of water distribution systems; lead status inspections for water service lines. Permits any locality that operates a water distribution system or any water authority that operates a water distribution system, or their respective duly authorized agents, to, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter upon the exterior areas of any property, public or private, for the purpose of accessing and inspecting a water service line necessary to make the required system-side and customer-side service line material classifications for lead status to comply with federal law. The bill requires any such inspector to maintain a record of such inspections, including the date, time, and result of the inspection, and, further, requires the inspector to inform the customer of the result of the inspection. The bill also requires the locality or water authority to deliver notice to the customer at least 14 days prior to the inspection. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Subcommittee recommends laying on the table — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — 21–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Local Government — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
• Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103714D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns referral-committee
• 2026-01-28 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
• 2026-01-29 House subcommittee offered
• 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
• 2026-02-13 House committee offered
• 2026-02-13 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-13 Committee substitute printed 26107984D-H1 substitution
• 2026-02-15 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-16 committee substitute agreed to substitution
• 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
• 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
• 2026-03-02 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
• 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-03-04 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-03-04 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-11 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1149ER) passage
• 2026-03-11 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 744 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3689ec8a-e4dd-4d28-b9b7-1968a7b09ac0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).