VirginiaLand and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report.
What it does
Department of Conservation and Recreation; permanent land conservation feasibility; report. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036 of (i) 20 percent of the land area of the Commonwealth and (ii) 10 percent of urban areas of the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Department to submit a report on its findings and any recommendations to achieve such permanent conservation goals to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2026.
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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
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)Latest
- Mar 2Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Mar 1Assigned HRUL sub: Studies SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Feb 17Read first timeMinor
- Feb 17Placed on Calendar
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519)
- Feb 11Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 10Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 9Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 9Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 9Rules suspended
- Feb 9Committee substitute printed 26107330D-S1Major
- Feb 5Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519)
- Jan 27Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102627DIntroduced