HB747Introduced in the House of Delegates
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; consolidation of agricultural commitments.
Introduced by Chris Runion, District 35
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Impaired waters clean-up plan report; consolidation of the agricultural commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan annual report. Consolidates the report on the implementation of the Commonwealth's agricultural commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan into the impaired waters clean-up plan report submitted annually by the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)
April 6, 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 (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · February 27, 2026
37
Yes
0
No
3
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 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101706D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB747)
Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House (97-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 (14-Y 0-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 Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB747ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB747)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)
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