Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda
Chair: Herring, Charniele L.
Meeting Date & Time: 02/02/2026 04:00 PM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room A - 008
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Active item: Meeting Adjourned
Video: Archived
Committee Clerk: Robert Asplund (804)698-1946
DLS Staff : Anissa Cottrell (804) 698-1814 Nathan Smith (804) 698-1840
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| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB387 | Krizek | Occoquan Reservoir; low-flow protections for drinking water safe yield. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.15:5.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Occoquan Reservoir; low-flow protections for drinking water safe yield. Last actions:
Related Bills: SB473 (Marsden) |
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| HB390 | Askew | Habitat Policy Oversight Committee; established, membership, powers and duties, report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 28.2-104.2, relating to Marine Resources Commission; Habitat Policy Oversight Committee established; powers and duties; report. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Herring, Simonds, Krizek, Hernandez, Clark, Laufer, Ware, Webert, Bloxom, Lopez Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108483D-S1 • 2/27/2026 - Read third time • 2/27/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 2/27/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB487 | Hernandez | Norfolk, City of; Marine Resources Commission to convey easement for certain property. |
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Summary: A BILL to authorize the Marine Resources Commission to convey certain easements and other legal interest to the City of Norfolk for certain property relating to the City of Norfolk's Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/24/2026 - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) • 2/24/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 2/25/2026 - Removed from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesRural Affairs docket for Feb 25, 2026 • 3/4/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 04, 2026 • 3/4/2026 - Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Related Bills: SB192 (Williams Graves) Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB645 | Kent | Marine Resources Commission; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 28.2-234 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 28.2-235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Marine Resources Commission; license tags and identification numbers; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Herring, Simonds, Krizek, Hernandez, Clark, Laufer, Ware, Webert, Bloxom, Lopez Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB952 | Lopez | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permittees. |
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Summary: An Act to require the Department of Environmental Quality to prioritize enforcement actions relating to certain industrial stormwater permittees under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Exchange Program; work group; report. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1013 | Tran | Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 28.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Marine Resources Commission; use of bycatch reduction devices on crab traps; penalty. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N)Yeas (6): Herring, Krizek, Hernandez, Clark, Laufer, Lopez Nays (4): Simonds, Ware, Webert, Bloxom Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/5/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N) |
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| HB1110 | Hodges | Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 27 of Title 3.2 a section numbered 3.2-2705.1, relating to Marine Products Board; blue catfish; Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)Yeas (9): Herring, Simonds, Krizek, Hernandez, Clark, Laufer, Ware, Bloxom, Lopez Nays (1): Webert Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/24/2026 - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) • 2/24/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 2/25/2026 - Removed from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesRural Affairs docket for Feb 25, 2026 • 3/4/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 04, 2026 • 3/4/2026 - Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB1350 | Kent | Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program; assessment for violations, etc., civil penalties. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1182 and 62.1-44.15:54 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; special orders; Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program; civil penalties. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Herring, Simonds, Krizek, Hernandez, Clark, Laufer, Ware, Webert, Bloxom, Lopez Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1356 | Convirs-Fowler | Precipitation design standards; non-stationary precipitation, climate-adjusted rainfall. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-280.3 and by adding in Article 2.6 of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1 a section numbered 62.1-44.15:85, relating to precipitation design standards; non-stationary precipitation; climate-adjusted rainfall. Last actions:
Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1381 | Bloxom | Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 45.2-1647 of the Code of Virginia, relating to groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Herring, Simonds, Krizek, Hernandez, Clark, Laufer, Ware, Webert, Bloxom, Lopez Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/26/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/26/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/27/2026 - Read third time • 2/27/2026 - Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB784 (Stuart) Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1436 | Cole, N.T. | Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry, performance bond. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.15:39 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry; performance bond.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Related Bills: SB617 (Durant) Chesapeake Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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