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VA SB 68

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Historic landmarks; designating or nominating, notice requirements.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 68 pass?

The current status of VA SB 68 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-10): Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)

What is VA SB 68 about?

Designating or nominating historic landmarks; notice requirements. Removes the requirements for the Department of Historic Resources to provide written notice to an owner or his agent of property abutting or immediately across the street or road from property proposed to be designated or nominated as a historic landmark. The bill also changes the timeframe in which the Department must publish notice of the public hearing on such designation in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality from once a week for two successive weeks to at least seven and not more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

Who sponsors VA SB 68?

J.D. "Danny" Diggs is the primary sponsor of VA SB 68.

Description

Designating or nominating historic landmarks; notice requirements. Removes the requirements for the Department of Historic Resources to provide written notice to an owner or his agent of property abutting or immediately across the street or road from property proposed to be designated or nominated as a historic landmark. The bill also changes the timeframe in which the Department must publish notice of the public hearing on such designation in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality from once a week for two successive weeks to at least seven and not more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

Introduced
2025-12-17
Latest action
2026-02-10 — Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • J.D. "Danny" Diggsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-17

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103992D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-12-17

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-19

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB68)

  4. 2026-02-10

    Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    2026-02-10 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: not voting
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
    • Russet Perry: not voting
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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