Conservation easements; certain easements be liberally construed in favor of purpose which created.
Summary
Conservation easements; construction. Provides that an easement held pursuant to the Virginia Conservation Easement Act or the Open-Space Land Act or by the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation shall be liberally construed in favor of achieving the conservation purposes for which it was created.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Dec 17, 2020
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 317 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1760H1
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21102392D-H1
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Dec 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Dec 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101159D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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