HB 500 VA
New state park; Dept. of Conservation & Recreation to acquire prop. to establish in Loudoun County.
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Summary
Virginia House Bill 500 would authorize the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire property to establish a new state park in Loudoun County. The bill would permit the department to purchase land for the purpose of creating this new state park facility.
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Official abstract
A BILL to authorize the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire certain property to establish a new state park in Loudoun County.
Sponsor (1)
- John Chilton McAuliff · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors
- Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · cosponsor
- David A. Reid Democratic · cosponsor
- JJ Singh Democratic · cosponsor
- Russet Perry Democratic · cosponsor
- Gretchen M. Bulova · cosponsor
- Marty Martinez Democratic · cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · cosponsor
- Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (28)
- Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103090D · lower
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
- Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Incorporates HB239 (Lopez) · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106591D-H1 · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107137D-H2 · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
- 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
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108618D-S1 · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500) · lower
- Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper
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