SB 499

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 9, 2026.

Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund; established, report.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-499
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Appropriations; Finance and Appropriations
Senate failed 2026-03-09
Environment / Climate
Summary

Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund established. Establishes the Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund to provide outcome-based payments for verified reductions in nutrient and sediment pollution from nonpoint sources within the Chesapeake Bay watershed of the Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Quality is directed to administer the Fund and to establish a competitive solicitation process for awarding payments from the Fund.

Sponsor
Marsden
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-09 Latest Action H Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
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