Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

HB938 — PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 14, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  4. H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026

  5. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB938)

  6. S Signed by President

  7. H Signed by Speaker

  8. H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB938ER)

  9. H Enrolled

  10. S Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. S Read third time

  12. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  13. S Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  14. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  15. S Rules suspended

  16. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  17. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  18. S Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

  19. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB938)

  20. S Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

  21. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  22. H Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)

  23. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  24. H committee substitute agreed to

  25. H Read second time

  26. H Read first time

  27. H Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  28. H Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  29. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  30. H Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  31. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  32. H Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)

  33. H Committee substitute printed 26106589D-H1

  34. H Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

  35. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  36. H House subcommittee offered

  37. H Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

  38. H Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake

  39. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB938)

  40. H Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  41. H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101863D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed Senate

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Not Voting
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Finance and Appropriations

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Not Voting
Russet Perry — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 88 Yea · 7 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 88705
Total 88705
% of votes cast 88%7%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Not Voting
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Not Voting
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from Appropriations

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations

Passed 20 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20200
Total 20200
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB938 do?
PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works.
Who sponsors HB938?
HB938 is sponsored by Nadarius E. Clark.
What is the current status of HB938?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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