HB 1316 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19.

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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 294 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy text regarding trash removal, agricultural exemptions, and penalties remained unchanged, but the document was updated to reflect its official approval date of April 6, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document status changed from a proposed bill to an enacted law.
TIMELINE

Added the official approval date of April 6, 2026, and assigned the bill to Chapter 294 of the 2026 Acts of Assembly.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header information to reflect the 'Enrolled' and 'Chaptered' status, replacing the previous 'Session' and 'Enrolled' draft headers.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 294 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1316ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105635D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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