VA SB 814
Status unknownConservation easement owners, DCR to report demographic information.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did VA SB 814 pass?
The current status of VA SB 814 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-27): Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N)
What is VA SB 814 about?
Virginia Conservation Easement Act; demographic information on certain conservation easement owners; report. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing demographic information about each owner of a conservation easement in the Commonwealth that is funded with public funds. The bill requires such information to include (i) the owner's age, gender, ethnicity, household income, and geographic location; (ii) the type of conservation entity the owner formed under the laws of the Commonwealth; and (iii) if an owner is a part of a Indian tribe, the identity of such tribe. The bill requires the Department to submit the initial report by November 1, 2026, and annually by November 1 of each year thereafter.
Who sponsors VA SB 814?
Richard H. Stuart is the primary sponsor of VA SB 814.
Description
Virginia Conservation Easement Act; demographic information on certain conservation easement owners; report. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing demographic information about each owner of a conservation easement in the Commonwealth that is funded with public funds. The bill requires such information to include (i) the owner's age, gender, ethnicity, household income, and geographic location; (ii) the type of conservation entity the owner formed under the laws of the Commonwealth; and (iii) if an owner is a part of a Indian tribe, the identity of such tribe. The bill requires the Department to submit the initial report by November 1, 2026, and annually by November 1 of each year thereafter.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-01-27 — Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuartprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-27
Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N)
2026-01-27
Senate committee offered
2026-01-27
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
2026-01-23
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Presented and ordered printed 26105684D
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Votes
Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-01-27 · pass · 7-6
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Danica A. Roem: not voting
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Related bills
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