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VA SB 617

died on adjournment

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

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tara A. Durantprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103776D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-26

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB617)

  4. 2026-01-27

    Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-03

    Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    2026-02-03 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB617

Attribution

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