Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Natural Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Tran, Kathy

Meeting Date & Time: 02/11/2026 07:30 AM Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room B - 205

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Notes: Bills that report favorably from this Natural Resources subcommittee meeting will be considered at the 9:00a full Agriculture, Chesapeake & Natural Resources committee meeting on February 11, 2026 in House Room 'B'.

Additional Resource(s):

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: Robert Asplund (804)698-1946

DLS Contact: Anissa Cottrell (804) 698-1814; Nathan Smith (804) 698-1840

Block 1

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB154 Thomas Data centers; use of emergency generation unit, disclosure requirements.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1308.2, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; data centers; use of emergency generation unit; disclosure requirements.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)

Yeas (9): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright

Nays (1): Kent

Last actions:

  • 2/8/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB154)
  • 2/9/2026 - Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
  • 2/9/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
  • 2/11/2026 - House subcommittee offered
  • 2/11/2026 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)

HB507 McAuliff Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 10.1 a section numbered 10.1-1322.6, relating to permit requirements for data centers; emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V.

Nays (3): Ware, Wright, Kent

Last actions:

  • 2/16/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB507)
  • 2/16/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/16/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)

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

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

HB589 Simonds Data centers; certain data from water users, water use consumption.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.38 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain data from water users; water use consumption of data centers.

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V.

Nays (3): Ware, Wright, Kent

Last actions:

  • 2/3/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
  • 2/9/2026 - Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
  • 2/9/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
  • 2/11/2026 - House subcommittee offered
  • 2/11/2026 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)

Related Bills:

SB553 (Srinivasan)

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)

HB1152 Hodges Carbon market participation; coastal and marine resources.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1186.7, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; carbon market participation; coastal and marine resources.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)

Yeas (9): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright

Nays (1): Kent

Last actions:

  • 2/13/2026 - Read first time
  • 2/16/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/16/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed House (89-Y 7-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/18/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

• 2/18/2026 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

• 2/24/2026 - Removed from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesCompanion Animals docket for Feb 24, 2026

• 2/24/2026 - Placed on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources docket for Feb 24, 2026

• 2/25/2026 - Removed from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesRural Affairs docket for Feb 25, 2026

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)

HB1266 Tran Environmental Justice in Permitting Process Guidance Memo; DEQ to publish an updated version.

Summary: An Act to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to publish an updated version of the Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process Guidance Memo to consider how to assess the cumulative impacts of certain permits.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V.

Nays (3): Ware, Wright, Kent

Last actions:

  • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
  • 2/18/2026 - Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2/20/2026 - Reengrossed by House as amended
  • 2/20/2026 - Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1266)

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

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

HB1502 Guzman Standby generators; DEQ shall conduct a study of generators used by by commercial facilities, etc.

Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by certain commercial facilities in the Commonwealth and explore ways to address the pollution from such generators; report.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)

Last actions:

  • 2/16/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/16/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
  • 2/19/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1502)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/24/2026 - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-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)

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute ; Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)