# Virginia SB131: Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism

Virginia SB131, Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christie New Craig (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-29 (Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-11-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB131
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-01-29, Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State Board of Health; permanent pump and haul of sewage; agritourism. Requires the State Board of Health to amend regulations to exempt 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-29: Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102596D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082969.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082967.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082969.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082967.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB131-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).