HB 390 VA

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Marine Resources Commission; Habitat Policy Oversight Committee established; powers and duties. Establishes the Habitat Policy Oversight Committee within the Marine Resources Commission to advise the Commission and the Habitat Management Division of the Commission on policies within their jurisdiction and to support the Commission's coastal resilience efforts. The bill establishes the powers and duties of the Committee, establishes how the members of the Committee are appointed, and provides that the Committee shall have 11 voting members and two ex-officio members. This bill incorporates HB 619.

• Alex Q. Askew Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105033D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390) · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106934D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390) · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108483D-S1 · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390) · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390) · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB390ER) · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 131 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML