HB500
New state park; Dept. of Conservation & Recreation to acquire prop. to establish in Loudoun County.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
John Chilton McAuliff (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Conservation and Recreation; acquisition of property to establish a state park; Loudoun County.
Allows the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire from the Conservation Fund approximately 1,240 acres of real property and any buildings or structures thereon between Little River Turnpike, James Monroe Highway, and Tail Race Road, known as Oak Hill Farm, in Loudoun County for the purpose of establishing and ... (More) operating a state park on such property. This bill incorporates HB 239. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103090D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Incorporates HB239 (Lopez)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/30/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106591D-H1
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107137D-H2
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/11/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108618D-S1
- 02/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
