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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 814: Conservation easement owners, DCR to report demographic information.

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

SB 814 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Conservation easement owners, DCR to report demographic information. Primary sponsor: Richard Stuart (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2026): Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N).

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Official summary

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

Virginia Conservation Easement Act; demographic information on certain conservation easement owners; report. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing demographic information about each owner of a conservation easement in the Commonwealth that is funded with public funds. The bill requires such information to include (i) the owner's age, gender, ethnicity, household income, and geographic location; (ii) the type of conservation entity the owner formed under the laws of the Commonwealth; and (iii) if an owner is a part of a Indian tribe, the identity of such tribe. The bill requires the Department to submit the initial report by November 1, 2026, and annually by November 1 of each year thereafter.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard StuartPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 6-N)
  2. Senate committee offered
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  5. Presented and ordered printed 26105684D

Sources

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