# Virginia HB759: Highland Wildlife Management Area; Dept. of Wildlife Resources to convey a non-exclusive easement. Virginia HB759, Highland Wildlife Management Area; Dept. of Wildlife Resources to convey a non-exclusive easement., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris S. Runion (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB759-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB759 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Highland Wildlife Management Area; Dept. of Wildlife Resources to convey a non-exclusive easement. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216) - Sponsor: Chris S. Runion (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (233 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Conveyance of easement. Authorizes the Department of Wildlife Resources to grant and convey an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement and right-of-way at the Highland Wildlife Management Area (the WMA) to A1 Land LLC to allow vehicular ingress and egress along Davis Run Road to access the grantee's property. The bill also authorizes the Department to accept a similar easement from A1 Land LLC to allow vehicular ingress and egress over the LLC's property to access the WMA. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Two-way access easements on Davis Run Road: benefit, low. The law lets the Department of Wildlife Resources grant A-1 Land LLC an appurtenant, non-exclusive, 50-foot-wide vehicle right-of-way. It runs along Davis Run Road between State Route 615 and the company’s 210-acre parcel (Tax Map 56-A-1). The law also lets the Department accept a matching easement… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris S. Runion (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Block Vote | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB759) (House) - 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB759ER) (House) - 2026-03-04: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-27: Passed Senate Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Block Vote (12-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB759) (House) - 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-09: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102840D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216854.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216853.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191181.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191180.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085775.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085774.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216854.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216853.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191181.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191180.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085775.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085774.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) - [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-HB759-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).