Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Herring, Charniele L.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/23/2026 04:00 PM Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room A - 008

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Additional Resource(s):

Committee Clerk: Robert Asplund (804)698-1946

DLS Staff : Anissa Cottrell (804) 698-1814; Nathan Smith (804) 698-1840

Block 1

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB138 McPike PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.34:32 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; industrial wastewater; publicly owned treatment works; PFAS monitoring.

Fiscal Impact

Last actions:

  • 2/18/2026 - Placed on Calendar
  • 2/18/2026 - Read first time
  • 2/18/2026 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 2/19/2026 - Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
  • 2/20/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/12/2026 - Read second time

• 2/12/2026 - Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to

• 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

Chesapeake Subcommittee

SB453 Stuart Intentional discharge of untreated sewage onto land or into waters of the Commonwealth; penalty.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia, relating to intentional discharge of untreated sewage; civil penalty.

Fiscal Impact

Last actions:

  • 2/18/2026 - Placed on Calendar
  • 2/18/2026 - Read first time
  • 2/18/2026 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 2/19/2026 - Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
  • 2/20/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended

• 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/13/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB453)

Chesapeake Subcommittee

SB461 Stuart Commercial electrofishing licenses; MRC to temporarily prohibit in portions of Rappahannock River.

Summary: A BILL to direct the Marine Resources Commission to temporarily prohibit electrofishing in certain portions of the Rappahannock River; report.

Fiscal Impact

Last actions:

  • 2/12/2026 - Placed on Calendar
  • 2/12/2026 - Read first time
  • 2/12/2026 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 2/19/2026 - Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
  • 2/20/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/6/2026 - Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to

• 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

• 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A)

• 2/18/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB461)

Chesapeake Subcommittee