SB519
Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
March 6, 2026
House: Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Creigh Deeds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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.(Less)
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Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102627D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107330D-S1
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/17/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/01/2026 - House: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
- 03/01/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 03/06/2026 - House: Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
