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HB1011Introduced in the House of Delegates

Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc.

Passed

Introduced by Kathy Tran, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Local competitive bidding for compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure; civil penalty. Allows the governing body of a locality to give preference to compost or other products containing organic soil amendments produced within such locality in the case of a tie bid when determining the award of any contract for compost or other products containing soil amendments to be purchased for use by such locality. The bill also provides that any locality may by ordinance require that certain generators, as defined in the bill, of large quantities of organic waste separate the organic waste from other solid waste and ensure that the organic waste is diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system by any of a variety of specified waste diversion activities. The ordinance may also establish civil penalties for violations of the ordinance, but a locality shall first issue a warning to a generator that violates the ordinance. Finally, the bill expresses that it is the intent of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities include waste disposal infrastructure, as defined in the bill, that includes a place for the disposal of trash, recyclables, and food scraps and a sink for liquid waste. This bill is identical to SB 226.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1121)

May 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

21

Yes

18

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103785D

  2. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

  3. Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2

  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N)

  7. Read first time

  8. Read second time

  9. committee amendment agreed to

  10. Engrossed by House as amended

  11. Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A)

  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  13. Referred to Committee on Local Government

  14. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1011)

  15. Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)

  16. Committee substitute printed 26109039D-S1

  17. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1011)

  18. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

  19. Rules suspended

  20. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  21. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  22. Read third time

  23. Local Government Substitute agreed to

  24. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  25. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  26. Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N 0-A)

  27. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. Senate requested conference committee

  29. House acceded to request

  30. Conferees appointed by House

  31. House Conferees: Tran, Nivar, Bloxom

  32. Conferees appointed by Senate

  33. Senate Conferees: Surovell, Bennett-Parker, Cifers

  34. Senate insisted on substitute

  35. Conference Report released

  36. Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 31-N 0-A)

  37. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  38. Enrolled

  39. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1011ER)

  40. Signed by President

  41. Signed by Speaker

  42. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  43. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  44. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1011)

  45. Governor's recommendation received by House

  46. Governor's amendment nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to (66-Y 34-N 0-A)

  47. Governor's amendment nos. 2 and 3 passed by

  48. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  49. Governor's recommendation adopted

  50. Reenrolled

  51. Reenrolled bill text (HB1011ER2)

  52. Signed by Speaker

  53. Signed by President

  54. Communicated to Governor

  55. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026

  56. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1121 (effective 7/1/2026)

  57. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1121)

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