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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 115: Waste to Energy Grant Program; established, report.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 115 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Waste to Energy Grant Program; established, report. Primary sponsor: Jeion Ward (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Waste to Energy Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Waste to Energy Grant Program to incentivize eligible localities, defined by the bill as counties, cities, and towns located in Planning District 23, to dispose of their waste through use of a qualifying waste to energy plant, as defined by the bill. The bill provides that, for any year in which at least one grant is awarded by the Program, the Department of Environmental Quality must submit a report to the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations detailing information on the utilization of the Program and its impact on waste management in grant recipient localities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeion WardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  2. Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101731D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source