HB 1622 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property.

Summary
Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property; recordation fee. Authorizes the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, in administering the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund, to provide grants to persons conveying to the Foundation fee simple title or other rights to interests or privileges in property on agricultural, forestal, or other open-space land and to provide grants to localities acquiring such interests. Current law authorizes the Foundation to provide such grants for the acquisition of open-space and conservation easements. The bill also clarifies the imposition of the existing deed recordation fee, the revenue from which is distributed to the Foundation, and raises the fee amount from $1 to $3. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020 Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 12-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1622H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106055D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105601D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors