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SB386Introduced in the Senate

Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.

Passed

Introduced by Richard Stuart, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distribution of sewage sludge; perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; testing requirements. Directs any owner of a sewage treatment works land applying, marketing, or distributing sewage sludge in the Commonwealth, beginning January 1, 2027, to collect representative samples of the sewage sludge intended to be land applied, marketed, or distributed and have such samples analyzed by an accredited laboratory for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill mandates certain outcomes for the land application of such sewage sludge depending on the concentration of PFAS in such sewage sludge. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to modify all Virginia Pollution Abatement permits for the land application of sewage sludge and Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits for sewage treatment works that include sewage sludge prepared for land application, marketing, or distribution as soon as practicable. The bill requires the Department to utilize the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee (PEAC) or convene a work group to study and recommend approaches to reduce the occurrence of PFAS in sewage sludge intended for land application within the Commonwealth. The Department is required to report the recommendations of the PEAC or work group to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by November 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1443.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate · March 10, 2026

40

Yes

0

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

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105231D

  2. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage

  4. Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/6/2026 9:59 am)

  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386)

  6. Senate committee offered

  7. Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)

  8. Committee substitute printed 26107670D-S1

  9. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 3-N 2-A)

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  12. Committee substitute printed 26107999D-S2

  13. Passed by for the day

  14. Read second time

  15. Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)

  16. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  17. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  18. Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A)

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Read first time

  21. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  22. House committee offered

  23. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

  24. Committee substitute printed 26108629D-H1

  25. Read second time

  26. Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  27. Floor offered Delegate Lopez Amendments

  28. Passed by for the day

  29. Passed by for the day

  30. Passed by for the day

  31. Passed by for the day

  32. Read third time

  33. committee substitute agreed to

  34. Delegate Lopez Floor amendments agreed to

  35. Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended

  36. Passed House with substitute with amendments (86-Y 12-N 0-A)

  37. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386)

  38. House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  39. Enrolled

  40. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB386ER)

  41. Signed by President

  42. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386)

  43. Signed by Speaker

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

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

  46. Approved by Governor-Chapter 854 (Effective - see bill)

  47. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)

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