# Virginia HB2170: Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund; distribution of certain funds, reports. Virginia HB2170, Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund; distribution of certain funds, reports., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-14 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2170-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2170 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund; distribution of certain funds, reports. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-02-14, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) - Sponsor: Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Finance and Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (252 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund; reallocation of certain funds for conservation practices. Allows until July 1, 2027, in any fiscal year, any funds previously distributed to the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for the purpose of grants for agricultural best management practices that cannot be obligated by a soil and water conservation district by June 15 during the fiscal year to be reallocated by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to any soil and water conservation district for conservation practices. The bill also allows the Board to reallocate the remaining previously distributed funds that cannot be obligated by June 15 to the soil and water conservation districts within the same watershed. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to include in its annual reports to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations relating to the clean-up plan for the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia waters the amounts of funds reappropriated between watersheds as provided in the bill. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-02-14: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2170) (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-03: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-31: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25105968D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake (House) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2170) (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103885D (House) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032814.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032813.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015411.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015410.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032814.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032813.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015411.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015410.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2170-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).