# Virginia SB157: Loudoun County; DCR to accept property to establish a state park.

Virginia SB157, Loudoun County; DCR to accept property to establish a state park., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-17 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB157-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB157
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Loudoun County; DCR to accept property to establish a state park.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-02-17, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Conservation and Recreation; acceptance of property to establish a state park; Loudoun County. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to accept from The Conservation Fund approximately 1,240 acres of real property and any buildings or structures thereon between Little River Turnpike, James Monroe Highway, and Tail Race Road in Loudoun County, known as Oak Hill Farm, for the purpose of establishing and operating a state park on such property.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-17: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB157) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100427D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083592.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083591.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083592.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083591.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB157-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).