SB 784 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Bioslurry; prohibiting injection in wells in a groundwater management area.

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized and approved as an Enrolled Act, moving from a Senate Substitute to official state law. The substantive text regarding the prohibition of bioslurry injections and hydraulic fracturing in specific groundwater management areas remained unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the section citations.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the restrictions on drilling and waste injection in pre-2020 groundwater management areas are identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the bill's final approval status as an Enrolled Act rather than a Senate Substitute.

Adjusted the formatting of the legal citation for the Ground Water Management Act to include a space before the section number.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 5, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB784ER)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26106025D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors