Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 45.2-1647 of the Code of Virginia, relating to groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Groundwater management areas; bioslurry injections in wells prohibited. Prohibits any person from conducting any bioslurry injection, as defined in the bill, in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to HB 1381.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 22, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 833 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Richard H. Stuart
Recorded votes
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 99
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 98, X 1
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 40
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 14, X 1
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 833.