HB 543 VA

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Office of Working Lands Preservation; powers and duties; Forest Sustainability Fund. Adds management of the Forest Sustainability Fund to the powers and duties of the Office of Working Lands Preservation within the Department of Forestry. This bill is identical to SB 522.

• Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103270D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB543) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB543ER) · lower
20. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
21. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB543) · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 801 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML