HB 500 VA

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Department of Conservation and Recreation; acquisition of property to establish a state park; Loudoun County. Allows the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire from the Conservation Fund approximately 1,240 acres of real property and any buildings or structures thereon between Little River Turnpike, James Monroe Highway, and Tail Race Road, known as Oak Hill Farm, in Loudoun County for the purpose of establishing and operating a state park on such property. This bill incorporates HB 239.

• John Chilton McAuliff · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103090D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Incorporates HB239 (Lopez) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106591D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107137D-H2 · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
16. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
17. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
18. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
19. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
21. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N 3-A) · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108618D-S1 · upper
26. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper

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.

• 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
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML