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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 390: Habitat Policy Oversight Committee; established, membership, powers and duties, report.

Enacted 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 390 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Habitat Policy Oversight Committee; established, membership, powers and duties, report. Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Marine Resources Commission; Habitat Policy Oversight Committee established; powers and duties. Establishes the Habitat Policy Oversight Committee within the Marine Resources Commission to advise the Commission and the Habitat Management Division of the Commission on policies within their jurisdiction and to support the Commission's coastal resilience efforts. The bill establishes the powers and duties of the Committee, establishes how the members of the Committee are appointed, and provides that the Committee shall have 11 voting members and two ex-officio members. This bill incorporates HB 619.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex AskewPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 131 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB390ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390)
  10. Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB390)
  12. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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