Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 464
Interest in agricultural land; amends definition of foreign adversaries.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
Interest in agricultural land; foreign adversaries. Amends the definition of foreign adversary, as it relates to the prohibition on ownership of agricultural land by foreign adversaries, to include any business entity that is substantially funded by a foreign government or nongovernment person determined by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons. The bill also amends the definition of "interest in agricultural land" to (i) include any controlling lease, long-term land use agreement, mineral rights, or water rights and (ii) remove the exclusion for any interest that taken on its own or together with any other interest held in common or under common control does not give the holder of the interest the ability to possess or occupy the agricultural land in any manner or the power or authority to direct the conduct of the agricultural operation being conducted on the agricultural land.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 26, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 10, 2026 · House
Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB464) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Rereferred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Motion to rerefer to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources agreed to - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Floor offered Delegate Kent Substitute - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Floor substitute printed 26108809D-H1 (Kent) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (13-Y 9-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB464) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 0-N) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103787D