# Virginia SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. Virginia SB226, Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Scott A. Surovell (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB226 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-10 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122) - Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 16 (377 yes, 199 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Local competitive bidding for compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure; civil penalty. Allows the governing body of a locality to give preference to compost or other products containing organic soil amendments produced within such locality in the case of a tie bid when determining the award of any contract for compost or other products containing soil amendments to be purchased for use by such locality. The bill also provides that any locality may by ordinance require that certain generators, as defined in the bill, of large quantities of organic waste separate the organic waste from other solid waste and ensure that the organic waste is diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system by any of a variety of specified waste diversion activities. The ordinance may also establish civil penalties for violations of the ordinance, but a locality shall first issue a warning to a generator that violates the ordinance. Finally, the bill expresses that it is the intent of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities include waste disposal infrastructure, as defined in the bill, that includes a place for the disposal of trash, recyclables, and food scraps and a sink for liquid waste. This bill is identical to HB 1011. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public schools get waste disposal guidance: benefit, low. The law sets a policy goal for new public school buildings and facilities, as well as improvements and renovations. They should include places for trash, recyclables, and food waste, plus a sink for liquid waste. This states the General Assembly's intent rather than a binding construction requireme… - Local food waste rules for businesses: cost, low. Virginia localities can require large food-waste generators, including stores, schools, and cafeterias, to separate food waste and avoid final disposal. Each locality sets its coverage threshold. Allowed methods include reducing waste, donating edible food, recycling on-site, or sending waste for f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Governor's recommendation Nos. 2 and 3 passed by (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | Governor's amendments nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to | pass | 64 | 33 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1, 4 and 5 | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 33 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 22 | 17 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 39 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 66 | 32 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute | pass | 16 | 5 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 17 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 9 | 5 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (57) - 2026-05-14: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122) (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1122 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Governor's amendments nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to (64-Y 33-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation Nos. 2 and 3 passed by (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1, 4 and 5 (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (SB226ER2) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Communicated to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB226ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-10: House Conferees: Tran, Nivar, Bloxom (House) - 2026-03-10: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Pekarsky, Jordan (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House requested conference committee (House) - 2026-03-02: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2026-02-27: House substitute rejected by Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 32-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-25: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-25: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-24: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Committee substitute printed 26108336D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House) - 2026-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB226) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee substitute printed 26106306D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-10: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100606D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-05-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225732.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225731.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220793.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220792.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219216.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214402.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214401.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211155.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171406.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171405.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098117.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098116.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084141.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084140.PDF) ## Related bills - 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/1225732.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225731.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220793.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220792.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219216.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214402.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214401.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211155.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171406.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171405.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098117.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098116.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084141.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084140.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) - [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-SB226-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).