Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 499: Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund; established, report.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 499 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund; established, report. Primary sponsor: Dave Marsden (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund established; report. 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 (i) administer the Fund; (ii) establish a competitive solicitation process for awarding payments from the Fund; and (iii) submit an annual report detailing the projects approved for funding, obligations from the Fund, and outcomes to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Appropriations by October 1 each year.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Marsden | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 35 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- Read first time
- Placed on Calendar
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute rejected
- Read second time
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB499)
- Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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