Forest Sustainability Fund; Office of Working Lands Preservation to manage.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1119.3 and 58.1-3242.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Office of Working Lands Preservation; powers and duties; Forest Sustainability Fund.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 824 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Angelia Williams Graves
Recorded votes
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 99
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 98, X 1
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 40
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 13, X 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 824.