Forest Sustainability Fund; created.
Summary
Land use valuation for real estate devoted toforest use; creation of Forest Sustainability Fund. Creates theForest Sustainability Fund, to be administered by the State Forester.Localities that have adopted a use value assessment and taxationprogram for real estate devoted to forest use are eligible to applyfor an allocation from the Fund. Awards are proportionally basedupon the amount of revenue forgone in the previous fiscal year bylocalities due to the use value program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (18-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102950D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Bloxom
RRepublican
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