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type: "Bill"
title: "Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area."
description: "Groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited. Prohibits any person from conducting any bioslurry injection, as defined in the bill, in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to HB 1381."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 784"
citation: "Virginia SB 784 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fd2e134-e213-42f5-9f5d-7ad99eafa611"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB784"
source_hash: "e6dba4ce56dee8d8e47197ed392e67858e5283ed4243e9996cc6a44750f9397f"
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 784 (2026) — Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area.
Groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited. Prohibits any person from conducting any bioslurry injection, as defined in the bill, in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to HB 1381.
## 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/1094481.PDF)
2. **Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116029.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191397.PDF)
## Votes
- Passage R — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **220** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute — **140** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **990** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **400** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **980** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26106025D `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26106791D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-05** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-05** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-05** Passed by for the day
- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB784)
- **2026-02-12** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-02** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2026-03-02** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB784ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB784)
- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-05** 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`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fd2e134-e213-42f5-9f5d-7ad99eafa611`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).