HB 952 VA

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Department of Environmental Quality; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permits; nutrient credits. Provides that for the purposes of the industrial stormwater general permit nutrient reduction compliance for calendar years 2025 and 2026, the term “nutrient credit” shall include nutrient credits generated by point sources in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program, subject to certain conditions. The bill requires the Department of Environmental Quality to (i) prioritize timely and appropriate enforcement actions in the case of any industrial stormwater permittee that fails to comply for calendar years 2025 and 2026 by achieving sufficient onsite nutrient reductions or acquiring sufficient point or nonpoint source nutrient credits and (ii) convene a work group to evaluate and recommend conditions and requirements to most effectively address industrial stormwater general permit nutrient reduction compliance in future calendar years and submit a report summarizing such evaluation and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2026.

• Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103390D · lower
2. Jan 13, 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 (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Incorporates HB1519 (Runion) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107172D-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 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB952) · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-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 (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB952ER) · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB952) · lower
29. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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 Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · 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
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML