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type: "Bill"
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title: "Water distribution systems; lead status inspections for water service lines."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1149"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1149 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. Keith Hodges"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3689ec8a-e4dd-4d28-b9b7-1968a7b09ac0"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1149"
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source_hash: "8901898c4cab4cd513503db4e103cb311dd72e24c626fc594f70363d6c94ea9f"
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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 1149 (2026) — Water distribution systems; lead status inspections for water service lines.
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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.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088351.PDF)
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2. **Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1146697.PDF)
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3. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103173.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199993.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103714D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-13** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Committee substitute printed 26107984D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1149ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 744 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/3689ec8a-e4dd-4d28-b9b7-1968a7b09ac0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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