SB 522 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 HB 543.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105419D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB522) · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 29, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
15. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
16. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
17. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
21. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB522ER) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB522) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 824 (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