# Virginia SB1198: Virginia Land Conservation Fund; land conservation goals and needs assessment.

Virginia SB1198, Virginia Land Conservation Fund; land conservation goals and needs assessment., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1198-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1198
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Land Conservation Fund; land conservation goals and needs assessment.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Conservation and Recreation; Virginia Land Conservation Fund; land conservation goals and needs assessment. Establishes as a goal of the Commonwealth the achievement of permanent conservation of 20 percent of the land area of Virginia by 2035 and requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to monitor progress toward such goal and, every five years beginning in 2030, establish additional goals for 2040, 2045, and 2050. The bill requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to consult with relevant state agencies in establishing such goals and to submit an annual land conservation goals and needs assessment report including certain enumerated information no later than November 1 of each year to relevant committees of the General Assembly. The bill also removes the requirement (i) that the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation develop a needs assessment for future expenditures from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund and maintain such assessment on an annual basis and (ii) that the Virginia Land Conservation Board of Trustees report with an estimate of the funds needed to achieve certain goals established by the Board.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 11 | 3 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned ACNR sub: Rural Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1198) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104253D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027054.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018207.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018206.PDF)

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- 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
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027054.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018207.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018206.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1198-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).