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type: "Bill"
title: "Richmond Internatl. Airport; discontinuing use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials, report."
description: "Capital Region Airport Commission; plan for discontinuing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport; report. Directs the Capital Region Airport Commission to develop a plan for discontinuing by January 1, 2030, the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport and to complete such plan and provide a report to the Virginia Aviation Board no later than November 15, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 293"
citation: "Virginia SB 293 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lashrecse D. Aird"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/261c1406-d495-43ce-a9be-38b670106204"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB293"
source_hash: "b8f183a8c09b5cb6b4e5bc9e28f407f25970b15d1b9c9bead0ff9033e8227411"
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 293 (2026) — Richmond Internatl. Airport; discontinuing use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials, report.
Capital Region Airport Commission; plan for discontinuing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport; report. Directs the Capital Region Airport Commission to develop a plan for discontinuing by January 1, 2030, the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport and to complete such plan and provide a report to the Virginia Aviation Board no later than November 15, 2026.
## 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/1088561.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217570.PDF)
3. **General Laws Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179497.HTML)
4. **House Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186330.HTML)
5. **Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170682.HTML)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195982.PDF)
## Votes
- Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) — **200** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **150** (pass) · upper
- Concur House Amendment R — **382** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **72** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **960** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101371D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-23** Rules suspended
- **2026-01-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-23** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-26** Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-26** Engrossed by Senate
- **2026-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16** Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-19** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N)
- **2026-02-24** Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-27** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2026-02-27** Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB293ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-09** 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`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/261c1406-d495-43ce-a9be-38b670106204`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).