Norfolk, City of; Marine Resources Commission to convey easement for certain property.
Summary
State-owned bottomlands; Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of certain easements to City of Norfolk; Coastal Storm Risk Management Program. Allows the Marine Resources Commission to convey to the City of Norfolk, in locations acceptable to the Commission, permanent easement interests, temporary construction easements, and fee simple interests in subaqueous land that are necessary for the City’s Phase I drawings, defined in the bill, pursuant to quitclaims. The bill also allows the Commission to quitclaim to the City any interest that the Commonwealth may have in and to the property known as Newton Canal, a/k/a Mahone's Canal, a/k/a Brambleton Canal, which property is located within the boundaries of City of Norfolk GPIN 1437339770.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Jul 21, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
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