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SB 814 VA
Introduced

Conservation easement owners, DCR to report demographic information.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Jan 27, 2026) Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N)

Summary

Virginia Conservation Easement Act; demographic information on certain conservation easement owners; report. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing demographic information about each owner of a conservation easement in the Commonwealth that is funded with public funds. The bill requires such information to include (i) the owner's age, gender, ethnicity, household income, and geographic location; (ii) the type of conservation entity the owner formed under the laws of the Commonwealth; and (iii) if an owner is a part of a Indian tribe, the identity of such tribe. The bill requires the Department to submit the initial report by November 1, 2026, and annually by November 1 of each year thereafter.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (5)

  1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105684D · upper
  2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
  3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814) · upper
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  5. Jan 27, 2026 Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N) · upper

Text versions (3)

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  • Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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