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HB 326 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Disposition of Fort Whitworth; authorizes Governor to convey to Petersburg Battlefields Foundation.

Summary
Disposition of Fort Whitworth. Authorizes the Governor to convey Fort Whitworth to the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation. The conveyance shall be made without consideration and in as-is condition.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from its original introduction to a Senate substitute version. The primary change is the addition of a requirement that the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation must offer a historic preservation easement within one year of receiving the land, giving the Board of Historic Resources discretion to accept or reject the offer. The amendment also clarifies the department responsible for the conveyance and specifies the deed type.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new condition precedent for the land transfer, adding a historic preservation requirement that was not in the original version.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new Section 2 requiring the Foundation to offer a historic preservation easement within one year of the conveyance, with acceptance at the Board of Historic Resources' discretion.

TECHNICAL

Changed the authorizing department from general Commonwealth approval to specifically the Department of General Services, with approval authority delegated to either the Governor or Secretary of Administration.

Specified that the conveyance must be made by quitclaim deed, clarifying the type of legal instrument required.

DEFINITION

Added a parenthetical definition of 'the Foundation' to refer to the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

84–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 88
Feb 3, 2026
D Democratic53
52 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican35
32 Yea 2 Nay 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-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: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
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