# Virginia HB1011: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. Virginia HB1011, Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1121)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1011-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1011 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1121) - Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (388 yes, 257 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Local competitive bidding for compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure; civil penalty. Allows the governing body of a locality to give preference to compost or other products containing organic soil amendments produced within such locality in the case of a tie bid when determining the award of any contract for compost or other products containing soil amendments to be purchased for use by such locality. The bill also provides that any locality may by ordinance require that certain generators, as defined in the bill, of large quantities of organic waste separate the organic waste from other solid waste and ensure that the organic waste is diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system by any of a variety of specified waste diversion activities. The ordinance may also establish civil penalties for violations of the ordinance, but a locality shall first issue a warning to a generator that violates the ordinance. Finally, the bill expresses that it is the intent of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities include waste disposal infrastructure, as defined in the bill, that includes a place for the disposal of trash, recyclables, and food scraps and a sink for liquid waste. This bill is identical to SB 226. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public school projects gain waste-disposal guidance: benefit, low. The law states the legislature's intent that public school construction, improvements, and renovations include dedicated waste-disposal infrastructure. This includes places for trash, recyclables, and food waste, plus a sink for liquid waste. This provision expresses intent rather than imposing a b… - Local food-waste violations can bring fines: cost, low. Localities that adopt food-waste ordinances can set civil penalties, but must give a written warning for the first violation. Fines are $250 for a second violation, $500 for a third, and $1,000 for each fourth or later violation. Each day of noncompliance counts as a separate violation. Collected f… - Local food-waste rules for businesses and schools: mixed, low. Virginia localities can adopt rules requiring large food-waste generators, including stores, schools, and cafeterias, to separate and divert food waste. Each locality sets the amount of waste that triggers its rules. Diversion options include reducing food waste, donating usable food, on-site recyc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | Governor's amendment nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to | pass | 66 | 34 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 66 | 31 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 3 | 95 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Local Government Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 7 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 69 | 28 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) | pass | 18 | 3 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (57) - 2026-05-14: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1121) (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1121 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Governor's amendment nos. 2 and 3 passed by (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's amendment nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to (66-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (HB1011ER2) (House) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Communicated to Governor (House) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1011) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1011ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 31-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Tran, Nivar, Bloxom (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Bennett-Parker, Cifers (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Local Government Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1011) (House) - 2026-03-02: Committee substitute printed 26109039D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1011) (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-04: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-04: committee amendment agreed to (House) - 2026-02-04: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-30: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103785D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-05-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225728.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225727.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220016.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220015.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219078.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214278.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214277.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211120.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189883.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189882.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105460.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105459.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105068.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103281.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103278.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086893.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086892.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225728.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225727.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220016.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220015.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219078.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214278.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214277.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211120.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189883.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189882.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105460.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105459.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105068.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103281.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103278.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086893.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086892.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1011-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).