HB728
House Bill
Signed by Governor
Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism
State Board of Health; permanent pump and haul of sewage; agritourism. Requires the State Board of Health to amend regulations to exempt in Planning District 23 the pumping and hauling of sewage associated with an agritourism activity from the prohibition on pumping and hauling sewage on a permanent basis unless done under the auspices and supervision of a government entity when the agritourism activity is unable to establish and maintain a connection to an existing sewer or onsite sewage system.
Bill Details
State
Virginia
Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber
House
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
James Leftwich
(Rep - R)
Christie New Craig
(Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 212 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-14
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-14
H
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-12
H
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-11
S
Signed by President
2026-03-11
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728)
2026-03-11
H
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB728ER)
2026-03-11
H
Enrolled
2026-03-04
H
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
2026-03-02
S
Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 9-N 0-A)
2026-03-02
S
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-02
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728)
2026-03-02
S
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N 0-A)
2026-03-02
S
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-03-02
S
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
2026-03-02
S
Read third time
2026-02-27
S
Committee substitute printed 26108683D-S1
2026-02-27
S
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-27
S
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-26
S
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2026-02-26
S
Senate committee offered
2026-02-19
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728)
2026-02-18
S
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-02-18
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17
H
Read third time and passed House (82-Y 14-N 0-A)
2026-02-16
H
Engrossed by House as amended
2026-02-16
H
committee amendment agreed to
2026-02-16
H
Read second time
2026-02-15
H
Read first time
2026-02-12
H
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
2026-02-10
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N 1-A)
2026-02-04
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728)
2026-01-21
H
Assigned sub: Health
2026-01-13
H
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-01-13
H
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102304D
Votes
2026-02-10
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N 1-A)
Yea: 8
Nay: 1
2026-02-12
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
Yea: 19
Nay: 2
2026-02-17
Read third time and passed House (82-Y 14-N 0-A)
Yea: 82
Nay: 14
2026-02-26
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Yea: 14
Nay: 1
2026-02-27
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
2026-03-02
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N 0-A)
Yea: 33
Nay: 7
2026-03-02
Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 39
Nay: 0
2026-03-04
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
Yea: 95
Nay: 1
Committee Referrals
2026-01-13
H
Health and Human Services
2026-01-21
H
Health and Human Services: Health
2026-02-18
S
Education and Health
Amendments
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Health Subcommittee Amendment
0000-00-00
Health and Human Services Amendment
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-13
Introduced
2026-02-16
Engrossed
2026-02-26
Comm Sub
2026-02-27
Comm Sub
2026-03-11
Enrolled
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