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| Bill | Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge. | 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. 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 SB 386. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1443 | Virginia HB 1443 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1443 (2026) — Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.
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. 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 SB 386.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute — 17–5 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 66–29 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 74–24 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 8–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Alfonso H. Lopez — primary (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-22 Presented and ordered printed 26103372D
introduction - 2026-01-22 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2026-01-30 Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
referral-committee - 2026-02-09 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
substitution - 2026-02-11 Incorporates HB880 (Kent)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Committee substitute printed 26107581D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-13 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 (67-Y 29-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1443)
- 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2026-03-03 Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
referral-committee - 2026-03-03 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-03-03 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-04 Committee substitute printed 26108622D-S1
substitution - 2026-03-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1443)
- 2026-03-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-09 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- 2026-03-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Senate substitute agreed to by House (74-Y 24-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1443ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1443)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 853 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5222a41c-84ba-43d4-9c71-9e9f47d549b9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).