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Environment (Water Quality)

Every environment bill, vote, and legislator stance in Virginia, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
1
2026 Regular Session
Top supporter
Phil Hernandez
100% support rate
Top opponent
Lee Ware
0% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving water quality in Virginia

Legislators moving water quality in Virginia
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Votes
Phil Hernandez
Phil Hernandez House · District 94
D
Strong +
100% 10
Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring House · District 4
D
Strong +
100% 8
Shelly Simonds
Shelly Simonds House · District 70
D
Strong +
100% 8
Amy Laufer
Amy Laufer House · District 55
D
Strong +
100% 7
Jackie Glass
Jackie Glass House · District 93
D
Strong +
100% 7
Lee Ware
Lee Ware House · District 72
R
Strong −
0% 8
Tommy Wright
Tommy Wright House · District 50
R
Strong −
0% 7
Madison Whittle
Madison Whittle House · District 49
R
Strong −
0% 5
Will Davis
Will Davis House · District 39
R
Strong −
0% 5
Anne Ferrell Tata
Anne Ferrell Tata House · District 99
R
Strong −
0% 4
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All environment bills

in committee · Virginia · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 617: Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry, performance bond.

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.
Sub-Topics Water Quality