# 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 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB519
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 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: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Studies Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- 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

## Actions (22)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-03-06: Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (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/1229314.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229313.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230500.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230499.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229314.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229313.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230500.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230499.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB519-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).