SB851
Rainwater harvesting systems, certain; local ordinances for use.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
Chief Patron:
Danny Diggs (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Local ordinances for the use of certain rainwater harvesting systems.
Provides that existing local ordinances adopted prior to July 1, 2025, governing rainwater harvesting systems shall continue in force; however, in the event of a conflict between a Board of Health regulation and a local ordinance adopted prior to July 1, 2025, the Board regulation shall govern, except when the ... (More) conflicting local ordinance is more stringent. The bill prohibits a locality from adopting any local ordinance requiring owners of Tier 4 rainwater harvesting systems to connect to any municipal water supply or impose any penalty, including condemnation proceedings, on such owner for failing to connect to a municipal water supply. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102960D
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB851)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Local Government and Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/10/2025 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/12/2025 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/17/2025 - House: Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/17/2025 - House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB851ER)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB851)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
