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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2025: Wildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2025 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Wildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs. Primary sponsor: Debra Gardner (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 31, 2025): Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Wildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs; Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan; Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; wildlife carcass removal tracking; report. Requires the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan created by the Department of Wildlife Resources to address the financial needs of the Plan and implement certain additional initiatives. The bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to include in the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan a directive to encourage opportunities to incorporate wildlife-friendly design in flood resilience infrastructure where flood risk priorities align with priorities of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to (i) establish and administer a program for the implementation of wildlife crossings of highways in the Commonwealth, (ii) incorporate the recommendations of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan established by the Department of Wildlife Resources pursuant to existing law in the policies and procedures of the Department, and (iii) submit a report to the General Assembly in each even-numbered year regarding such program. The bill requires the Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to include in all highway maintenance contracts a requirement for such contractor to identify certain data related to wildlife carcass removal and provides that such requirement may be accomplished by using the Department of Transportation's Wildlife Carcass Removal Tracking application.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Debra GardnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Charniele HerringCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Paul KrizekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Vivian WattsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  2. Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
  3. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2025)
  6. Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
  7. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104240D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source