States / Virginia / HB 846

HB 846 Enacted

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation; purposes of foundation, easements.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation. Allows the Virginia Land Conservation Board of Trustees to waive the requirement for a holder of a conservation easement to have such easement jointly held with a public body whenever such holder acquires any interest in land other than a fee simple interest from a grant or transfer from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, provided that such holder is accredited by the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission or meets a similar set of standards and practices adopted by the Board of Trustees and the easement contains a third party right of enforcement, as defined in relevant law, in favor of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or another public body.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Apr 8, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433)
Session
2026
Momentum
86 · Very high