# Virginia HB2309: Local health districts and health departments; guidance for septic and well permits. Virginia HB2309, Local health districts and health departments; guidance for septic and well permits., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by M. Keith Hodges (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2309-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2309 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Local health districts and health departments; guidance for septic and well permits. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260) - Sponsor: M. Keith Hodges (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (220 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Health; local health districts and local health departments; guidance for onsite sewage system and private well permits. Directs the Department of Health to develop guidance directing local health districts and local health departments to evaluate and recommend solutions to problems with a valid onsite sewage system or private well permit prior to issuing a revocation for such valid onsite sewage system or private well permit. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: M. Keith Hodges (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (31) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 260 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2309) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2309ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-03: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2309) (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106430D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2309) (House) - 2025-01-20: Assigned sub: Health (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102737D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072335.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072334.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061503.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061502.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034910.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034909.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034102.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034101.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015831.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015829.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072335.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072334.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061503.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061502.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034910.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034909.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034102.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034101.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015831.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015829.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [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-HB2309-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).