# Virginia SB519: Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report. Virginia SB519, Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-03-06 (Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB519-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB519 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report. - Status: passed senate - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Studies Subcommittee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (103 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Conservation and Recreation; permanent land conservation feasibility; report. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036 of (i) 20 percent of the land area of the Commonwealth and (ii) 10 percent of urban areas of the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Department to submit a report on its findings and any recommendations to achieve such permanent conservation goals to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2026. ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 5 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-03-06: Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-03-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-03-01: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-17: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Rules (House) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Committee substitute printed 26107330D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102627D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133921.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133920.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090655.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090654.PDF) ## Related bills - 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 - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133921.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133920.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090655.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090654.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-SB519-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).