Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee Agenda
Chair: Lopez, Alfonso H.
Meeting Date & Time: 02/25/2026 09:00 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room B - 205
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Committee Clerk: Robert Asplund (804) 698-1946
DLS Staff: Anissa Cottrell (804) 698-1814 Nathan Smith (804) 698-1840
Senate bills w/ House Cognates
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| SB89 | Salim | Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N)Yeas (20): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wilt, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Nays (2): Wright, Webert Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/26/2026 - Passed Senate • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB89ER) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President • 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Related Bills: HB388 (Callsen) |
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| SB138 | McPike | PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.34:32 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; industrial wastewater; publicly owned treatment works; PFAS monitoring. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/11/2026 - Enrolled • 3/11/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB138ER) • 3/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB138) • 3/11/2026 - Signed by President • 3/14/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 |
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| SB186 | Williams Graves | Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products, civil penalty. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-5415 and 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-5402.1, relating to misbranded meat food products prohibited; civil penalty. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)Yeas (21): Lopez, Clark, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Nays (1): Tran Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB186ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB186) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President • 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Related Bills: HB322 (Glass) |
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| SB344 | Boysko | Mammalian wildlife; separation and hybridization prohibited, exceptions. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 29.1-417 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Wildlife Resources; premature separation and hybridization of mammalian wildlife prohibited; exceptions. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)Yeas (19): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Nays (3): Ware, Wright, Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB344) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB344ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB344) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB112 (Laufer) |
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| SB383 | French | Invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 3.2-809 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners; civil penalty. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB383ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB710 (Pence) |
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| SB390 | French | Apple Board; repealing Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, delayed effective date, report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 3.2-1100, 3.2-1104, 3.2-1105, 3.2-1106, 10.1-1458, and 15.2-2103.1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Chapter 12 (§§ 3.2-1200 through 3.2-1217) of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Apple Board; repeal. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB390ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB390) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB65 (Helmer) |
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| SB522 | Williams Graves | Forest Sustainability Fund; Office of Working Lands Preservation to manage. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1119.3 and 58.1-3242.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Office of Working Lands Preservation; powers and duties; Forest Sustainability Fund. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/2/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB522ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB522) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB543 (Carnegie) |
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| SB553 | Srinivasan | Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.38 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes and from data centers. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 3-N 1-A)Yeas (18): Lopez, Clark, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Webert, Fowler, Kent Nays (3): Wright, Wilt, Bloxom Abstaining (1): Tran Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553) Related Bills: HB589 (Simonds) |
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| SB719 | Marsden | Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2.1 of Chapter 2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-203.4, relating to Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/2/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB719ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB512 (Pope Adams) |
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| SB784 | Stuart | 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. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB784) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB784ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB784) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB1381 (Bloxom) |
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| SB802 | Locke | Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1330 and 10.1-1331 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (15-Y 7-N)Yeas (15): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V. Nays (7): Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB802ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB802) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB397 (Herring) |
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Senate Bills
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| SB386 | Stuart | Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.19:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distribution of sewage sludge; perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; testing requirements. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/16/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB386) |
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| SB453 | Stuart | Intentional discharge of untreated sewage onto land or into waters of the Commonwealth; penalty. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia, relating to intentional discharge of untreated sewage; civil penalty. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB453) • 2/25/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB453) |
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| SB461 | Stuart | Commercial electrofishing; MRC to temporarily prohibit in portions of Rappahannock River, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Marine Resources Commission to temporarily prohibit electrofishing in certain portions of the Rappahannock River; report. Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (15-Y 7-N)Yeas (15): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V. Nays (7): Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A) • 2/18/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB461) |
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| SB464 | Stuart | Interest in agricultural land; amends definition of foreign adversaries. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest in agricultural land; foreign adversaries. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (13-Y 9-N)Yeas (13): Willett, Krizek, Laufer, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Nays (9): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Herring, Glass, Hernandez, Martinez, Thornton Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/3/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB464) |
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| SB707 | Diggs | Dogs; devocalization, prohibited, exception, penalty. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-3814 of the Code of Virginia, relating to devocalization of dogs prohibited. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)Yeas (19): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Nays (3): Ware, Wright, Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB707ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB707) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President |
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Natural Resources Subcommittee Report - Kathy Tran, Chair
Only those bills that report favorably from the earlier Natural Resources subcommittee meeting will be considered at this full committee meeting.
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| SB163 | McDougle | Pesticide control; agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 3.2-3931 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pesticide control; agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Wilt, Webert, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Enrolled • 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB163ER) • 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB163) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President • 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Natural Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
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| SB645 | Surovell | Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, small renewable energy projects, anaerobic tech., report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-1197.5, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Air Pollution Control Board regulations; small renewable energy projects; anaerobic digestion technology; report. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)Yeas (20): Lopez, Clark, Tran, Simonds, Willett, Herring, Krizek, Glass, Hernandez, Laufer, Martinez, McAuliff, Pope Adams, Thornton, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Bloxom, Fowler, Kent Nays (2): Wilt, Webert Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/16/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB645) Natural Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) |
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