Norfolk, City of; Marine Resources Commission to convey easement for certain property.
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What it does
Official summary
State-owned bottomlands; Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of certain easements to City of Norfolk; Coastal Storm Risk Management Program. Allows the Marine Resources Commission to convey to the City of Norfolk, in locations acceptable to the Commission, permanent easement interests, temporary construction easements, and fee simple interests in subaqueous land that are necessary for the City’s Phase I drawings, defined in the bill, pursuant to quitclaims. The bill also allows the Commission to quitclaim to the City any interest that the Commonwealth may have in and to the property known as Newton Canal, a/k/a Mahone's Canal, a/k/a Brambleton Canal, which property is located within the boundaries of City of Norfolk GPIN 1437339770.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 4Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 24Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 18Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB487)
Feb 17Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
Feb 16Read second timeMinor
Feb 13Read first timeMinor
Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107593D-H1Major
Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 11Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
Feb 9Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)Major
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 9House subcommittee offered
Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB487)
Jan 19Assigned HACNR sub: ChesapeakeMinor
Jan 12Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102635DIntroduced