Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 425
Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy. Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000 to consider, beginning July 1, 2026, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmental justice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy shall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identify objectives and policies to reduce health risks, to promote civic engagement, to prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of environmental justice and fenceline communities, as those terms are defined in the bill, and to establish baseline environmental and health conditions to characterize any disproportionate public health conditions in the identified fenceline communities. This bill is identical to HB 256.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Local Government Amendment
- Engrossed
- Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Local Government with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB425ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) - Mar 12, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Feb 24, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Simonds, Clark, Kent - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Bagby, Aird, Stanley - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Feb 19, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107960D-H1 - Feb 13, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Local Government Amendments agreed to - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Local Government Amendments agreed to - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 5-N 1-A) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Local Government - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100586D