# Virginia HB134: Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.

Virginia HB134, Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcus B. Simon (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB134-2027
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB134
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-03
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definitions; federally recognized tribes. Provides that a federally recognized tribe, as defined in the bill, can be a conservation easement holder and that such a tribe is not bound by the same restrictions on the location of a principal office or the duration of existence that are placed on other types of easement holders. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic), House

## Actions (14)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB134) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-03: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100116D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229372.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229371.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229372.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229371.PDF)

## Related
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- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB134-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).