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Marine Resources Commission; powers and duties; wetlands; work group; report. Requires the Marine Resources Commission to ensure that, in promulgating minimum standards for protection and conservation of wetlands, no net loss of existing wetland acreage and functions is achieved. The bill requires permits for the use and development of wetlands to contain requirements for compensating impacts on wetlands sufficient to achieve no net loss of existing wetland acreage and functions. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to address mitigation requirements for tidal nonvegetated wetlands and directs the work group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than July 1, 2027.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB521ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB521)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (70-Y 25-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
Passed by for the day
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB521)
Read third time
Committee substitute printed 26108480D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
Senate subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB521)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A)
committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB521)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102424D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Phil M. Hernandez