# Virginia HB728: Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism

Virginia HB728, Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB728
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212)
- Sponsor: James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (357 yes, 35 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

State Board of Health; permanent pump and haul of sewage; agritourism. Requires the State Board of Health to amend regulations to exempt in Planning District 23 the pumping and hauling of sewage associated with an agritourism activity from the prohibition on pumping and hauling sewage on a permanent basis unless done under the auspices and supervision of a government entity when the agritourism activity is unable to establish and maintain a connection to an existing sewer or onsite sewage system.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pump-and-haul allowed for agritourism in Planning District 23: benefit, low. The law lets agritourism businesses in Planning District 23 use permanent pump-and-haul sewage service. This applies only when they cannot connect to a sewer or build and maintain an onsite sewage system. The activity must be under a government entity’s supervision. Pump-and-haul operations must me…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 33 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 30 | 9 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 82 | 14 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 212 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB728ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 9-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108683D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 14-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB728) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102304D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216810.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216809.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199412.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199411.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186931.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186930.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181952.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181951.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145739.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145738.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143386.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138179.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086154.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086153.PDF)

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- 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/1216810.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216809.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199412.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199411.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186931.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186930.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181952.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181951.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145739.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145738.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143386.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138179.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086154.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086153.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB728-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).