Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property.
Summary
Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property; recordation fee. Authorizes the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, in administering the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund, to provide grants to persons conveying to the Foundation fee simple title or other rights to interests or privileges in property on agricultural, forestal, or other open-space land and to provide grants to localities acquiring such interests. Current law authorizes the Foundation to provide such grants for the acquisition of open-space and conservation easements. The bill also clarifies the imposition of the existing deed recordation fee, the revenue from which is distributed to the Foundation, and raises the fee amount from $1 to $3. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 12-N)
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1622H1
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20106055D-H1
Feb 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 16, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Jan 16, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105601D
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Martha M. Mugler
DDemocratic
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