Virginia Senate Bill 851

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-03 - Referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 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.

Local ordinances for the use of certain rainwater harvesting systems.

Sen. Danny Diggs [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2025-01-03	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102960D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB851
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB851/text/SB851