HB 2061 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Cumberland State Forest; boundary line agreement and quitclaim of interest, etc.

Summary
Department of Forestry; Cumberland State Forest; boundary line agreement and quitclaim of interest; acceptance of conveyance of easement. Authorizes the Department of Forestry to enter into a boundary line agreement and quitclaim of interest in and to private property located adjacent to Cumberland State Forest. The bill also authorizes the acceptance of a conveyance of a perpetual access easement by the Department from Stella Watson Chambliss and Rick Matthew Chambliss, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Wayne Rosson. The easement, which will follow an existing road across a portion of Cumberland State Forest, will allow ingress and egress access from State Route 612 and a portion of Cumberland State Forest where no express right-of-way exists.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 55 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the legislation remains unchanged, but formatting and presentation were updated to reflect its official status as an approved and enacted act.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated from draft session format to official 'Enrolled' and 'Chaptered' status with approval date of March 18, 2025.

Text formatting was adjusted from condensed single-line format to multi-line paragraph format for readability in the final published version.

Chapter number (Chapter 55) and official approval date were added to the final enacted version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 55 (Effective 07/01/25)
Feb 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Feb 19, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Feb 19, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2061ER)
Feb 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Feb 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed by for the day
Feb 11, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 10, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Feb 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Feb 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Jan 22, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Jan 14, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
Jan 7, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tom Garrett
Tom Garrett
RRepublican
VA
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