# Virginia SB1254: Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.

Virginia SB1254, Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lamont Bagby (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1254
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto
- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (135 yes, 85 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy. Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000 to consider, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmental justice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy shall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identify objectives and policies to reduce health risks, to promote civic engagement, and to prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of environmental justice and fenceline communities, as those terms are defined by the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 50 | 47 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns | pass | 12 | 9 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 20 | 19 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Local Government | pass | 8 | 7 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-02-20: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed House (50-Y 47-N) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-04: Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-23: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103447D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074088.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049829.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049828.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018527.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018525.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
- [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074088.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049829.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049828.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018527.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018525.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1254-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).