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- HB 1370 Landfill siting; proximity to private wells.
- HB 1372 State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
- HB 1378 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
- HB 1381 Marine Resources Commission; regulations for the management of menhaden.
- HB 1382 Cats; prohibition on declawing, civil penalty.
- HB 1383 Menhaden reduction fishing; prohibition.
- HB 1388 Virginia National Guard Passport; established, free entry and parking for state parks.
- HB 1390 Fires; negligence, recovery of costs of firefighting.
- HB 1406 Dogs and cats; eliminates the requirement to pay license tax for ownership, etc.
- HB 1421 Virginia Breeders Fund; disbursements to certain breeders and owners of horses.
- HB 1441 Tobacco Indemnification & Community Revitalization & Tobacco Region Revolving Funds; eligibility.
- HB 1451 Pet shops; posting of information about dogs, civil penalty.
- HB 1466 Low emn/electric motor vehicles; voluntary anti-forced labor & child slavery certification for sale.
- HB 1468 Companion animals; maximum charge for rabies vaccination.
- HB 1485 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date.
- HB 1527 Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs, civil penalty.
- HB 1548 Aerial pesticide application; civil penalty.
- HB 1577 Rabid animals; quarantine of dog or cat, access by local health director or his designee.
- HB 1588 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; created.
- HB 1623 Eastern Va. Groundwater Mgmt. Advisory Com.; removes annual report by DEQ on Committee.
- HB 1628 Wetland and Stream Replacement Fund; availability of credits, use of funds.
- HB 1632 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date.
- HB 1660 Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund; created, extends sunset provision.
- HB 1662 High Bridge Trail State Park; conveyance of easement to Woodrow R. Jackson, Sr.
- HB 1663 High Bridge Trail State Park; DCR to convey property to Roy B. Stanton, Jr., etc.
- HB 1664 Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program; created.
- HB 1675 Machicomoco State Park; DCR to convey easement to certain persons.
- HB 1692 Tobacco Indemnification & Community Revitalization & Va Tobacco Region Revolving Funds; eligibility.
- HB 1721 Public drinking water; Commissioner of Health's work group to study occurrence of microplastics.
- HB 1722 Mineral mining and processing; use of certain chemicals prohibited.
- HB 1781 Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties.
- HB 1802 Food product sales; waive government inspection.
- HB 1804 Tidal wetland mitigation bank; credits.
- HB 1805 Virginia Resources Authority; community development and housing projects.
- HB 1807 Flood plain management; state agency compliance with regulations.
- HB 1811 Hunting deer; establishes continuous open season.
- HB 1828 Leesylvania State Park; DCR to grant certain easement to River Mouth Corporation.
- HB 1832 Virginia Port Authority; tax credits, creates grant programs, sunset date.
- HB 1839 South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients.
- HB 1848 Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control; agreement in lieu of plan.
- HB 1941 Septic systems; loans to local governments or other entities.
- HB 1949 Oyster-planting grounds; fees.
- HB 1950 Wetlands; Virginia Marine Resources Commission to review certain guidelines.
- HB 1968 "Green Book;" Department of Historic Resources to designate historic sites.
- HB 1970 Virginia Coastal Resilience Technical Advisory Committee; renames Committee.
- HB 1977 Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; continued withdrawal permit for residential well.
- HB 1984 Companion animals; amends the definition of "adequate water."
- HB 1985 Pet shops; sale of dogs or cats.
- HB 1989 Coyotes or fur-bearing animals; prohibition of killing contests and competitions.
- HB 1998 Native plant species; state agencies to prioritize use on state properties.
- HB 2000 Higher educational institutions, public; procurement of dogs and cats for research.
- HB 2004 Federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; agencies to consult on permits and reviews.
- HB 2042 Animal testing; whistle blower protections created.
- HB 2060 Aboveground storage tanks; Hazardous Substance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund created.
- HB 2095 Plans and programs; drought evaluation and response plans, Potomac River.
- HB 2096 Noxious weeds; invasive plant species.
- HB 2101 DWR; guidance documents developed to be filed for publication with Va. Registrar of Regulations.
- HB 2123 Food inspections; private homes, pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales.
- HB 2126 Stormwater management & erosion & sediment control; installation of permanent gravel access roads.
- HB 2151 State parks; master planning requirements.
- HB 2181 Subaqueous beds; nontidal waters, permit requirements, penalty.
- HB 2189 PFAS chemicals; requirements to test, publicly owned treatment works.
- HB 2209 High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; prohibits pavement sealants that contain, civil penalty.
- HB 2244 African American cemeteries and graves; appropriations DHR.
- HB 2282 Forest crops; exemptions from Virginia Stormwater Management Program, etc., for harvesting.
- HB 2285 Shenandoah River State Park; conveyance of easement.
- HB 2297 Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler.
- HB 2325 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.
- HB 2331 Animal care; seizure of animals, zoos.
- HB 2348 Animal testing facilities; public notifications, definitions.
- HB 2390 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date.
- HB 2393 Coastal resilience policy; research university collaborative.
- HB 2417 Dogs and cats; financing for rental, sale, etc., prohibited.
- HB 2453 All-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks; DCR shall establish a two-year pilot program.
- HB 2470 Hunting/fishing licenses; reimbursement to Dept. for lost revenue resulting from license exemptions.
- HB 2483 Elephants; pain-inflicting training tools prohibited, penalty.
- HB 2496 Virginia Recycling Development Center; established, report, sunset provision.
- SB 795 Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler.
- SB 867 Wetlands zoning permit; eliminates notarization requirement.
- SB 897 Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program; created.
- SB 899 Oyster-planting grounds; fees.
- SB 915 Virginia National Guard Passport; established, free entry and parking for state parks.
- SB 959 Chesapeake Bay; nutrient credit calculations outside the watershed.
- SB 963 South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients.
- SB 997 Oyster Replenishment Fund; oyster resource user fees to be credited to Fund.
- SB 1013 Waterworks; contaminants, PFAS chemicals, notification to customers.
- SB 1050 Coal ash landfill storage; provision of public water supply, etc.
- SB 1055 High Bridge Trail State Park; conveyance of easement to Woodrow R. Jackson, Sr.
- SB 1056 High Bridge Trail State Park; DCR to convey property to Roy B. Stanton, Jr., etc.
- SB 1059 Shenandoah River State Park; conveyance of easement.
- SB 1062 African American cemeteries and graves; appropriations by DHR.
- SB 1065 Leesylvania State Park; DCR to grant certain easement to River Mouth Corporation.
- SB 1074 Subaqueous beds; nontidal waters, permit requirements, penalty.
- SB 1116 Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties.
- SB 1122 Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; use of funds, conservation easements.
- SB 1129 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date.
- SB 1149 Plans and programs; drought evaluation and response plans, Potomac River.
- SB 1152 Wetlands; expedited permits, administrative procedures.
- SB 1160 Marine Resources Commission and local wetlands boards; permit applications, public notice.
- SB 1168 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date.
- SB 1178 Stormwater management & erosion & sediment control; installation of permanent gravel access roads.
- SB 1239 Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund; created, extends sunset provision.
- SB 1271 Animal testing facilities; public notifications, definitions.
- SB 1332 Federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; consultation on permits and reviews.
- SB 1333 Commonwealth Solar and Economic Development Program; created.
- SB 1365 Materials recovery facilities; local regulation.
- SB 1376 Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control; agreement in lieu of plan.
- SB 1392 Flood plain management; state agency compliance with regulations.
- SB 1438 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.
- SB 1466 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; created, effective clause.
- SB 1501 Environmental Quality, Department of; civil penalties, written notice of violation of regulations.
- SB 1525 Wholesome food donation; tax credit renewed.