HB 292 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee; membership.

Summary

Agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee; membership. Allows the commissioner of revenue or the local government's chief property assessment officer to have a representative from his office serve on his behalf on the agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

This document shows the final formatting changes made to HB 292 as it was officially enacted into law. The text of the actual law regarding the advisory committee's membership remains exactly the same as the previous version. The only changes are the addition of official headers, chapter numbers, and the approval date, which are required for the bill to become a permanent part of the Virginia Code.

TECHNICAL

Added official legislative formatting elements including the session year, chapter number (Chapter 101), and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026).

Removed the draft bill header and the placeholder 'Approved' text, replacing them with the finalized official text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB292ER)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture

lower

Jan 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor