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Virginia Land Conservation Foundation. Allows the Virginia Land Conservation Board of Trustees to waive the requirement for a holder of a conservation easement to have such easement jointly held with a public body whenever such holder acquires any interest in land other than a fee simple interest from a grant or transfer from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, provided that such holder is accredited by the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission or meets a similar set of standards and practices adopted by the Board of Trustees and the easement contains a third party right of enforcement, as defined in relevant law, in favor of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or another public body.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB846)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB846ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Read third time
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB846)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26107146D-H1
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House committee offered
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104916D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Amy J. Laufer