Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permittees.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Environmental Quality; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permits; nutrient credits. Provides that for the purposes of the industrial stormwater general permit nutrient reduction compliance for calendar years 2025 and 2026, the term “nutrient credit” shall include nutrient credits generated by point sources in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program, subject to certain conditions
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1080 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Alfonso H. LopezChris S. Runion
Recorded votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 6-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 33, N 6, X 1
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 99, X 1
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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