# Virginia HB70: Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; projects in low-income geographic areas, nature-based solutions.

Virginia HB70, Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; projects in low-income geographic areas, nature-based solutions., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael B. Feggans (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB70
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; projects in low-income geographic areas, nature-based solutions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-31
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057)
- Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (199 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; projects; low-income geographic areas and nature-based solutions. Provides that the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall give additional weight to projects located in low-income geographic areas and projects that incorporate nature-based solutions when distributing loans or grants from the Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund to particular local governments. The bill allows the Virginia Resources Authority to contract with any person to serve as a program administrator to be approved by the Department to assist in the distribution of loans and grants to local governments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Permanent fund for local resilience projects: benefit, low. The law creates the Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund as a permanent fund. It takes state appropriations, federal resilience money, loan repayments, investment income, and other deposits. The Authority manages the Fund. After consulting the Authority, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources…
- Priority for low-income, nature-based projects: benefit, low. Project scoring gives extra weight to projects in low-income geographic areas. Projects that use nature-based solutions also get priority. Projects in places with a very low community resilience rating get added weight. Some Fund money is set aside only for hazard mitigation of buildings and cannot…
- Public input and review of awards: benefit, low. Before each new loan or grant offering, the Department provides a 30-day public comment period on proposed Manual changes. It posts a record of every application and decision at its office and on a public website. The Director creates an Advisory Review Committee with state agencies, a resilience n…
- Staffing and fees for resilience fund: mixed, low. The Authority can hire staff, advisers, and consultants and set their pay. It can also contract a program administrator, with Department approval, to help issue loans and grants. The Fund may pay the Authority’s reasonable management costs and a Department‑approved fee. A program administrator may…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 36 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 82 | 16 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | 21 | 1 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 57 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB70) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB70ER) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N 3-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB70) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 16-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26106443D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB70) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-12-31: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-12-31: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103054D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216183.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216182.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208760.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208759.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128486.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128485.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098864.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100545.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098863.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100544.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082263.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082262.PDF)

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- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216183.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216182.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208760.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208759.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128486.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128485.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098864.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100545.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098863.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100544.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082263.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082262.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB70-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).