# Virginia SB1495: State Air Pollution Control Board; permit exemptions for bovine incinerators. Virginia SB1495, State Air Pollution Control Board; permit exemptions for bovine incinerators., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bryce E. Reeves (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0365)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1495-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1495 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: State Air Pollution Control Board; permit exemptions for bovine incinerators. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0365) - Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (348 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary State Air Pollution Control Board; permit exemptions; poultry or swine incinerators; bovine incinerators; emergency. Directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to amend its regulations relating to permit exemptions for poultry or swine incinerators to include bovine incinerators. The bill contains an emergency clause. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 1 | 1 | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 37 | 3 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | 9 | 4 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0365) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 365 (Effective 03/21/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1495) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1495ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-17: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-17: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-17: Passed House Block Vote (95-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-17: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-14: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) (House) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1495) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-07: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House) - 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Emergency clause added (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Committee substitute printed 25106584D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Presented and ordered printed 25106516D (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Unnanimous consent to introduce (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072695.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072694.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055770.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055769.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038356.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038355.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037362.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037361.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035448.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035447.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/1072695.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072694.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055770.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055769.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038356.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038355.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037362.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037361.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035448.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035447.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-SB1495-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).