VirginiaVirginia would report on publicly funded conservation easement owners
The reports would list owners’ age, income, location, and other details, with the first report covering data from the last 20 years.
What it does
The Department of Conservation and Recreation would report each year on owners of publicly funded conservation easements, including their demographics, income, location, and business type.
Argument forThe reports could help state leaders see who owns publicly funded conservation easements by sharing information about owners and their locations.
Argument againstCollecting owners’ income, ethnicity, tribal identity, and other personal details could raise privacy concerns for people with publicly funded conservation easements.
More detail
The Department of Conservation and Recreation would send a yearly report about publicly funded conservation easement owners to the Governor and General Assembly. The report would cover each Virginia conservation easement owner when public funds helped pay for the easement. It would list owners’ age, gender, ethnicity, household income, location, and business entity type, and identify the tribe if an owner is part of an Indian tribe. The first report would be due by November 1, 2026, and later reports by November 1 each year. The first report would include data covering the last 20 years.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Jan 27Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N)
- Jan 27Senate committee offered
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
- Jan 23Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 23Presented and ordered printed 26105684DIntroduced
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