HB86Introduced in the House of Delegates
Mattress Stewardship Program; established, definitions, report.
Introduced by Amy Laufer, District 55
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Mattress Stewardship Program established; report. Establishes the Mattress Stewardship Program that allows certain industry associations to administer the Program as a mattress recycling organization with the approval and certification from the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill requires certain producers, retailers, and renovators of mattresses to register with a certified mattress recycling organization and requires a producer to identify each mattress brand it sells or offers for sale in the Commonwealth on or before June 1, 2027. Prior to the Program going into effect, the bill requires a mattress recycling organization to submit a plan with certain criteria relating to the collection and recycling of mattresses and the implementation of the Program. The bill establishes annual reporting requirements for the mattress recycling organization. Finally, the bill establishes the powers and duties of the Department as they relate to the bill.
Where it stands
House sustained Governor's veto
April 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · March 10, 2026
20
Yes
20
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 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102360D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB86)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106445D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB86)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (67-Y 30-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-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 (20-Y 20-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB86ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB86)
Vetoed by Governor
House sustained Governor's veto
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