# Virginia SB683: Public waterworks; appointment of receiver for waterworks.

Virginia SB683, Public waterworks; appointment of receiver for waterworks., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bryce E. Reeves (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB683
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public waterworks; appointment of receiver for waterworks.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517)
- Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (214 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Appointment of receiver for waterworks; public waterworks. Allows the Commissioner of Health to petition the circuit court for the jurisdiction in which any public or private waterworks is located for the appointment of a receiver for such waterworks. Currently such appointment of receivership is only for private waterworks.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Expanded court protection for Virginia water customers: benefit, low. Virginia’s health commissioner can ask a local circuit court to appoint a manager, called a receiver, for any water system. This expands the authority beyond privately owned systems. Grounds include unreliable safe water, too little capacity, failure to obey a commissioner’s order, or abandonment t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House | pass | 97 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 517 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB683) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB683ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-03: Passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB683) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Committee amendment agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB683) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101820D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218271.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218270.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196062.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196061.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105629.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105628.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104976.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098432.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091943.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091942.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/1218271.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218270.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196062.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196061.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105629.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105628.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104976.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098432.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091943.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091942.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-SB683-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).