STATE BILLVA SB 499ENGROSSED

Chesapeake Bay Pay for Outcomes Fund; established, report.

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.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 12, 2026; 273 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2026 Regular Session

VA SB 499 · EngrossedFeb 12

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Bill details

Last action: Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · Mar 9, 2026

Sponsor

DMDave MarsdenSenator · Democrat · SD-035Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 9, 2026Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House

Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee on AppropriationsHouse

Feb 18, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 18, 2026Placed on CalendarHouse

Feb 13, 2026Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 12, 2026Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 12, 2026Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed toSenate

Feb 12, 2026Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute rejectedSenate

Show 12 earlier actions

Feb 12, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 12, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB499)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Rules suspendedSenate

Feb 11, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107696D-S2Senate

Feb 10, 2026Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 4, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107005D-S1Senate

Feb 3, 2026Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 3, 2026Assigned SACNR sub: Water UsageSenate

Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesSenate

Jan 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105064DSenate

Recorded votes

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Feb 3, 2026 · Senate · 14 yea · 0 nayPassed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Feb 10, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Feb 11, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Feb 13, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassed

Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Mar 9, 2026 · House · 22 yea · 0 nayPassed

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