SB 184 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Forest Sustainability Fund; created.

Summary

Land use valuation for real estate devoted to forest use; creation of Forest Sustainability Fund. Creates the Forest Sustainability Fund, to be administered by the State Forester. Localities that have adopted a use value assessment and taxation program for real estate devoted to forest use are eligible to apply for an allocation from the Fund. Awards are proportionally based upon the amount of revenue forgone in the previous fiscal year by localities due to the use value program. This bill is identical to HB 180.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Jan 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Jan 28, 2022

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 379 (effective 7/1/22)

executive

Feb 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House (84-Y 12-N 2-A)

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Finance (17-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 25, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 10, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101775D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors