HB 2309 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Local health districts and health departments; guidance for septic and well permits.

Summary
Department of Health; local health districts and local health departments; guidance for onsite sewage system and private well permits. Directs the Department of Health to develop guidance directing local health districts and local health departments to evaluate and recommend solutions to problems with a valid onsite sewage system or private well permit prior to issuing a revocation for such valid onsite sewage system or private well permit.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Health and Human Services Substitute Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill was formally adopted into Virginia law as Chapter 260 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the House Substitute version, requiring the Department of Health to create guidance for local health districts and departments to evaluate and recommend solutions before revoking valid onsite sewage system or private well permits.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a House Substitute bill to a formally chaptered act, adding official approval date (March 21, 2025) and chapter designation (Chapter 260) while maintaining identical policy language.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 260 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2309ER)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Keith Hodges
Keith Hodges
RRepublican
VA
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