SB 31 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation and Fund; membership, use of funds.

Summary

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation and Fund.Directs the Governor to include a $40 million recommended appropriationto the Virginia Land Conservation Fund in the budget bill or amendmentsthereto each year. Currently, the Governor is directed to includean amount based on a formula set forth in the Code. The bill makesvarious changes to the allocation and use of funds for grants fromthe Virginia Land Conservation Fund, including allowing grants tobe made to state-recognized and federally recognized Virginia IndianTribes, and requires that at least one nonlegislative citizen memberof the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees bea member of a state-recognized or federally recognized Virginia Indian Tribe.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Dec 23, 2021 Signed Apr 27, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2022

How they voted

27–6

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 15, 2022

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

10 Yea 6 Nay

62% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 27, 2022

Executive · Passed

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB31S2

upper

Feb 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 22106412D-S2

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 18, 2022

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (12-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Dec 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Dec 23, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101655D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors