HB 86 VA

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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.

• Amy J. Laufer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 1, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102360D · lower
2. Jan 1, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB86) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106445D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB86) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (67-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N 1-A) · upper
18. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB86ER) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB86) · lower
31. Apr 13, 2026 Vetoed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor's Veto Explanation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML