SB 386 VA

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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.

• Richard H. Stuart Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105231D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage · upper
4. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/6/2026 9:59 am) · upper
5. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107670D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 3-N 2-A) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107999D-S2 · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 House committee offered · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108629D-H1 · lower
25. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 2, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
27. Mar 2, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Lopez Amendments · lower
28. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
31. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
32. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
33. Mar 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
34. Mar 6, 2026 Delegate Lopez Floor amendments agreed to · lower
35. Mar 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
36. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House with substitute with amendments (86-Y 12-N 0-A) · lower
37. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386) · upper
38. Mar 10, 2026 House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
40. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB386ER) · upper
41. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
42. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386) · upper
43. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
44. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
46. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 854 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendments · HTML
• Delegate Lopez Amendments · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML