HB 759 VA Became Law
Highland Wildlife Management Area; Dept. of Wildlife Resources to convey a non-exclusive easement.
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Summary
Conveyance of easement. Authorizes the Department of Wildlife Resources to grant and convey an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement and right-of-way at the Highland Wildlife Management Area (the WMA) to A1 Land LLC to allow vehicular ingress and egress along Davis Run Road to access the grantee's property. The bill also authorizes the Department to accept a similar easement from A1 Land LLC to allow vehicular ingress and egress over the LLC's property to access the WMA.
Sponsor (1)
- Chris S. Runion Republican · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Ellen H. McLaughlin · cosponsor
Action history (27)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102840D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB759) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB759ER) · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB759) · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216) · executive
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