HB 728 VA

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State Board of Health; permanent pump and haul of sewage; agritourism. Requires the State Board of Health to amend regulations to exempt in Planning District 23 the pumping and hauling of sewage associated with an agritourism activity from the prohibition on pumping and hauling sewage on a permanent basis unless done under the auspices and supervision of a government entity when the agritourism activity is unable to establish and maintain a connection to an existing sewer or onsite sewage system.

• James A. "Jay" Leftwich Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102304D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N 1-A) · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (82-Y 14-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
14. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) · lower
15. Feb 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108683D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) · lower
26. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB728ER) · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 212 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML