Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 519
Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
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 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.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 6, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107330D-S1 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102627D