HB 1436 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry, performance bond.

Summary
Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry; performance bond. Removes the requirement for a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP) authority to have a performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement in order to enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of initiating or maintaining appropriate actions that are required by conditions imposed by the VESMP authority on a land-disturbing activity when an owner, after proper notice, has failed to take acceptable action within the time specified.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 4, 2026
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Committee
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Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105034D
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Nicole Cole
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