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Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definitions; federally recognized tribes. Provides that a federally recognized tribe, as defined in the bill, can be a conservation easement holder and that such a tribe is not bound by the same restrictions on the location of a principal office or the duration of existence that are placed on other types of easement holders. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.
Introduced
Jan 3, 2026
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB134)
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100116D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Marcus B. Simon
Paul E. Krizek
Shelly A. Simonds
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.