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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 SB 784."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1381"
citation: "Virginia HB 1381 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert S. Bloxom, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55064f50-c056-41ff-a2e6-79f54cb83070"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1381"
source_hash: "e330e99d77311c4c5005556f734c67cfb6234f203a373a9b90b8bcec5eb05811"
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 HB 1381 (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 SB 784.
## 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/1092820.PDF)
2. **Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128477.PDF)
3. **Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108242.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191236.PDF)
## Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute — **220** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **100** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **980** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **140** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-21** Presented and ordered printed 26105919D `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30** Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2026-02-04** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05** Committee substitute printed 26106752D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-09** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1381)
- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-26** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1381ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1381)
- **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 814 (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/55064f50-c056-41ff-a2e6-79f54cb83070`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).