HB390
Habitat Policy Oversight Committee; established, powers and duties, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Committee substitute printed 26106934D-H1
Chief Patron:
Alex Askew (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Marine Resources Commission; Habitat Policy Oversight Committee established; powers and duties; report.
Establishes the Habitat Policy Oversight Committee within the Marine Resources Commission to advise the Commission and the Habitat Management Division of the Commission on policies within their jurisdiction and to support the Commission's coastal resilience efforts. The bill establishes the powers and duties of the Committee, provides that the Committee ... (More) shall have nine voting members and two ex-officio members, and directs the Committee to submit an annual oversight report to the full Commission and the Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105033D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106934D-H1
