HB 237 VA

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Department of Conservation and Recreation; Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation, when updating the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, to identify areas where marshes may migrate in the face of sea level rise.

• Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102974D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106447D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB237) · lower
16. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB237ER) · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB237) · lower
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 915 (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
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment · 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