Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry, performance bond.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tara Durant
RRepublican
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