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VA SB 687

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Gas-powered leaf blowers; local prohibition or regulation, civil penalty.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 687 pass?

The current status of VA SB 687 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-09): Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (11-Y 4-N)

What is VA SB 687 about?

Local prohibition or regulation of gas-powered leaf blowers; civil penalty. Provides that any locality with a population density of at least 2,500 persons per square mile may by ordinance prohibit or regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The bill provides that any such ordinance shall become enforceable not less than 12 months after the date it is enacted by the local governing body. The bill also provides that the ordinance may include provisions for a civil penalty and that the funds from such civil penalties may be used by the locality to assist with the purchase of nonprohibited leaf blowers by residents and local businesses.

Who sponsors VA SB 687?

Saddam Azlan Salim is the primary sponsor of VA SB 687.

Description

Local prohibition or regulation of gas-powered leaf blowers; civil penalty. Provides that any locality with a population density of at least 2,500 persons per square mile may by ordinance prohibit or regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The bill provides that any such ordinance shall become enforceable not less than 12 months after the date it is enacted by the local governing body. The bill also provides that the ordinance may include provisions for a civil penalty and that the funds from such civil penalties may be used by the locality to assist with the purchase of nonprohibited leaf blowers by residents and local businesses.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-09 — Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (11-Y 4-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Saddam Azlan Salimprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105312D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-09

    Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (11-Y 4-N)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passed by indefinitely in Local Government

    2026-02-09 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: no
    • Angelia Williams Graves: no
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: no
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB687

Attribution

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