# Virginia SB958: Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; establishing a reserve fund within Fund, etc.

Virginia SB958, Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; establishing a reserve fund within Fund, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Richard H. Stuart (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB958
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; establishing a reserve fund within Fund, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund. Directs the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a reserve fund within the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund (the Fund) to be used when annual general fund revenue collections do not exceed the official revenue estimates contained in the general appropriation act and requires 15 percent of any amounts appropriated to the Fund due to annual general fund revenue collections in excess of the official estimates contained in the general appropriation act to be withheld from appropriation and held in the reserve fund unless otherwise specified. The bill also changes the formula for allocating moneys in the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and provides that, in any fiscal year, any funds distributed to the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for the purpose of matching grants for agricultural best management practices on lands in the Commonwealth that cannot be obligated or are not used due to a cancelled contract by a grant recipient during such fiscal year, regardless of whether such lands are within or outside of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, may be reappropriated by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to any soil and water conservation district with pending documented requests.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB958) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Committee substitute printed 25105615D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB958) (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102354D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037157.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037156.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014617.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014616.PDF)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037157.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037156.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014617.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014616.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-SB958-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).