HB1350Introduced in the House of Delegates
Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program; assessment for violations, etc., civil penalties.
Introduced by Hillary Pugh Kent, District 67
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Environmental Quality; special orders; Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program; civil penalties. Increases the maximum civil penalty amount that the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality may assess for any special order to a person to comply with certain related laws, regulations, permits, and certifications from $10,000 to $32,500. The bill increases from $1,000 to $32,500 the maximum civil penalty that a locality authorized to administer a Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program is able to collect for any one violation of certain regulations, orders, ordinances, program provisions, conditions of land-disturbance approvals, and provisions of state law. The bill also provides, however, that for a land-disturbing activity that (i) disturbs an area measuring at least 10,000 square feet but less than one acre in an area not designated as a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area and (ii) is not part of a larger common plan of development or sale that disturbs one or more acres of land, the civil penalty shall not exceed $5,000 for each violation, and a series of violations arising from the same set of facts shall not exceed $50,000.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · March 2, 2026
22
Yes
18
No
0
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
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26104659D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1350)
Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106778D-H1
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1350ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1350)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)
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