HB 70 VA

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Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; projects; low-income geographic areas and nature-based solutions. Provides that the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall give additional weight to projects located in low-income geographic areas and projects that incorporate nature-based solutions when distributing loans or grants from the Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund to particular local governments. The bill allows the Virginia Resources Authority to contract with any person to serve as a program administrator to be approved by the Department to assist in the distribution of loans and grants to local governments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding.

• Michael B. Feggans Democratic · primary

1. Dec 31, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103054D · lower
2. Dec 31, 2025 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB70) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106443D-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 (82-Y 16-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 (HB70) · lower
17. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N 3-A) · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB70ER) · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB70) · lower
29. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 57 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057) · 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, 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
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML