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VA HB 386

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Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund; established.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 386 pass?

The current status of VA HB 386 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations

What is VA HB 386 about?

Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund established. Establishes the Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund to provide outcome-based payments for verified reductions in nutrient and sediment pollution from nonpoint sources within the Chesapeake Bay watershed of the Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Quality is directed to administer the Fund and to establish a competitive solicitation process for awarding payments from the Fund.

Who sponsors VA HB 386?

Paul E. Krizek is the primary sponsor of VA HB 386.

Description

Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund established. Establishes the Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund to provide outcome-based payments for verified reductions in nutrient and sediment pollution from nonpoint sources within the Chesapeake Bay watershed of the Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Quality is directed to administer the Fund and to establish a competitive solicitation process for awarding payments from the Fund.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Paul E. Krizekprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105043D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-19

    Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-26

    Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

  5. 2026-01-28

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

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-02-10

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB386)

  7. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting

    2026-01-26 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    2026-01-28 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Marty Martinez: yes
    • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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