HB 1443 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 SB 386.

• Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26103372D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake · lower
4. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Incorporates HB880 (Kent) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (17-Y 5-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107581D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (67-Y 29-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1443) · 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 Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108622D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1443) · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (74-Y 24-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1443ER) · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1443) · lower
38. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 853 (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
• 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
• 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
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML