HB 1266 VA

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Department of Environmental Quality; Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process Guidance Memo; cumulative impacts. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to publish an updated version of the Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process Guidance Memo for public comment. The bill requires the updated memo to consider how to assess the cumulative impacts of the types of permits covered in the guidance memo and outreach strategies to engage communities impacted by any such permit. The bill requires the public comment period process to include two public town halls held no later than July 31, 2026, and requires the Department to respond to the public comments by October 31, 2026. The Department is required to issue the final guidance memo by December 31, 2026.

• Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103003D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Feb 9, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1266) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107166D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) · lower
12. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Tran Amendments · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Delegate Tran Floor amendments agreed to · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed bill reprinted 26107166D · lower
19. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
21. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1266) · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109125D-S1 · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
27. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
29. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1266) · lower
31. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1266ER) · lower
39. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
40. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
42. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
43. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1266) · lower
44. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
45. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461) · 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
• 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
• Delegate Tran Amendments · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Natural Resources Subcommittee 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML