# Virginia SB68: Historic landmarks; designating or nominating, notice requirements.

Virginia SB68, Historic landmarks; designating or nominating, notice requirements., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-11-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB68-2026
- As of: 2026-11-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB68
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Historic landmarks; designating or nominating, notice requirements.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Designating or nominating historic landmarks; notice requirements. Removes the requirements for the Department of Historic Resources to provide written notice to an owner or his agent of property abutting or immediately across the street or road from property proposed to be designated or nominated as a historic landmark. The bill also changes the timeframe in which the Department must publish notice of the public hearing on such designation in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality from once a week for two successive weeks to at least seven and not more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-10: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB68) (Senate)
- 2025-12-17: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-12-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103992D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081940.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081939.PDF)

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- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (became law)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081940.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081939.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)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB68-2026 (as of 2026-11-07).