Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 237
Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan; identifying areas where marshes may migrate in face of sea rise.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Conservation and Recreation; Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation, when updating the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, to identify areas where marshes may migrate in the face of sea level rise.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment
- Senate Amendment
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 915 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB237) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB237ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendment - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB237) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 9, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106447D-H1 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102974D