Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Natural Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Tran, Kathy

Meeting Date & Time: 02/25/2026 Please note the change in time. Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room B - 205

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Notes: This meeting will start at 8:00a on February 25, 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

Bills that pass favorably from this subcommittee meeting will be on the docket for the full Agriculture, Chesapeake & Natural Resources committee meeting at 9:00a February 25, 2026 in House Room 'B'.

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB163 McDougle Pesticide control; agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt.

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.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Kent

Last actions:

  • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily
  • 3/2/2026 - Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 3/2/2026 - Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 3/2/2026 - Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 3/5/2026 - Signed by Speaker

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)

SB645 Surovell Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, small renewable energy projects, anaerobic tech., report.

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.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Tran, Herring, Glass, Clark, Hernandez, McAuliff, Franklin, L.V., Ware, Wright, Kent

Last actions:

  • 3/5/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/5/2026 - committee substitute rejected
  • 3/5/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 3/5/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 3/5/2026 - Passed House with substitute (93-Y 5-N 0-A)

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)