SB 522 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Forest Sustainability Fund; Office of Working Lands Preservation to manage.

Summary

Office of Working Lands Preservation; powers and duties; Forest Sustainability Fund. Adds management of the Forest Sustainability Fund to the powers and duties of the Office of Working Lands Preservation within the Department of Forestry. This bill is identical to HB 543.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was converted from a draft introduction to an enrolled, final version, adding official headers, page numbers, and approval stamps. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered during this process.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled headers, page numbering, and approval stamps to finalize the document.

Removed draft metadata such as the bill number, sponsor name, committee referral, and introduction date.

Reformatted the text layout to match the official enrolled style of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Jan 29, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB522ER)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors