SB522
Forest Sustainability Fund; Office of Working Lands Preservation to manage.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Office of Working Lands Preservation; powers and duties; Forest Sustainability Fund.
Adds management of the Forest Sustainability Fund to the powers and duties of the Office of Working Lands Preservation within the Department of Forestry.-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105419D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB522)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB522ER)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB522)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
