SB226Introduced in the Senate
Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc.
Introduced by Scott Surovell, District 34
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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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 HB 1011.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122)
May 14, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
8 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1, 4 and 5 (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
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | Absent |
| 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 26100606D
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106306D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108336D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226)
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
House substitute rejected by Senate
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Surovell, Pekarsky, Jordan
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Tran, Nivar, Bloxom
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB226ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1, 4 and 5 (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Governor's recommendation Nos. 2 and 3 passed by (Voice Vote)
Governor's amendments nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Governor's recommendation adopted
Reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB226ER2)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Communicated to Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1122 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122)
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