BILL TRACKER
These are the positions taken by Virginia Conservation Network (VCN)’s Legislative Committee and Board of Directors and supported by Virginia’s conservation community for the 2021 General Assembly Session.
For all bill positions taken during the previous 2020 General Assembly session, please click here.
You can find VCN’s response to the 2022 Budget Amendments here.
| Issue Area | Bill Number | Patron | Description | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | 91G | N/A | Funds to the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund are proposed to be cut from $1,000,000 to $250,000 in the second year. | OPPOSE |
| Budget | 365D.1 | N/A | Funds to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund are proposed to be cut from $8,000,000 to $4,500,000 in the second year. | OPPOSE |
| Budget | 367H | N/A | Funds to the Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund are proposed to be cut from $1,000,000 to $676,528 in the second year. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB1678 | Robinson | Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB1679 | Robinson | Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. | OPPOSE |
| Water | SB1291 | Chafin | Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. | OPPOSE |
| Water | SB1292 | Chafin | FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. | OPPOSE |
| Land Conservation | HB1470 | Ware | Land preservation tax credits; limitations. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB1573 | Helsel | Marine Resources Commission; licenses; revocation. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB1575 | Helsel | Marine Resources Commission; oyster dredge; sanctuary area. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB1619 | Bulova | Watershed discharge permits; review of allocations. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB1635 | Sullivan | Historic rehabilitation tax credit. | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB1034 | Howell | Historic rehabilitation tax credit. | OPPOSE |
| Energy | HB1636 | Sullivan | Energy efficiency programs; total resource cost test. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | HB1703 | Sullivan | Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB1766 | Habeeb | Utility Facilities Act; associated facilities of an electrical transmission line. | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB1110 | Stanley | Utility Facilities Act; associated facilities of an electrical transmission line. | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB1831 | Kilgore | Prioritization of statewide transportation projects; exceptions. | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB887 | Chafin | Prioritization of statewide transportation projects; exceptions. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB2008 | Hodges | Stormwater; erosion and sediment control, 10,000 square foot minimum disturbance. | OPPOSE |
| Energy | HB2303 | Minchew | Small agricultural generators; establishes parameters of a program. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB2089 | Kory | School boards, local; lead testing of potable water in schools. | SUPPORT |
| Water | SB1359 | McPike | School boards, local; lead testing of potable water in schools. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB2136 | LeMunyon | Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB2136 | LeMunyon | Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interestate Compact | SUPPORT |
| Energy | HB2198 | Kilgore | Coal tax; limits aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for employment, etc | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB2244 | Jones | Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; changes name of Advisory Committee. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB1322 | Carrico | Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; changes name of Advisory Committee. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | SB1471 | Locke | Virginia Alternative Energy and Coastal Protection Act; established, report. | SUPPORT |
| Water | HJ572 | Knight | Study; regulation of menhaden fishing; report. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB806 | Stanley | Interstate 73 Corridor Development Fund and Program. | OPPOSE |
| Water | SB898 | Stuart | DEQ; combined sewer overflow (CSO) outfalls; Potomac River Watershed. | SUPPORT |
| Water | SB910 | Stuart | Virginia Oil and Gas Act; sampling and replacing contaminated wells. | SUPPORT |
| Water | SB911 | Stuart | Orphaned Well Fund; surcharge. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | HB2112 | Keam | Electric utilities; community renewable projects. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | SB1208 | Wexton | Electric utilities; community renewable projects. | SUPPORT |
| Water | HB1423 | Albo | Potomac River Watershed; DEQ to identify owner of any combined sewer overflow outfall, etc. | SUPPORT |
| Water | HB1454 | Austin | James River; designation as component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System. | SUPPORT |
| AntiReg | HB1566 | Webert | Professions and occupations; active supervision of regulatory boards. | OPPOSE |
| AntiReg | HB1654 | Loupassi | Examining and approving a statement in lieu of the settlement of accounts; fee for commissioner. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB1870 | Lopez | Deleterious substances; discharge into state waters. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | HB1974 | O'Quinn | Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval. | OPPOSE |
| Energy | HB2018 | Villanueva | Virginia Alternative Energy and Coastal Protection Act, established, report. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB2023 | Villanueva | Highway maintenance payments; bicycle lanes. | SUPPORT |
| Other | HB2182 | Sickles | Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. | SUPPORT |
| AntiReg | HJ545 | Head | Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc. | OPPOSE |
| Other | HJ704 | Bulova | Study; Secretary of Natural Resources and Secretary of Education; environmental education; report. | SUPPORT |
| Other | HJ763 | Landes | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); apportionment; political considerations prohibited. | SUPPORT |
| Other | SB1051 | Ebbin | Automatic Voter Reg | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB1251 | Barker | Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; Virginia authorized to become signatory. | SUPPORT |
| Water | SB1383 | Surovell | Coal ash; treatment by utilities; recycling. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | SB1393 | Wagner | Electric utilities; community solar pilot programs. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | SB1394 | Wagner | Small agricultural generators; establishes parameters of a program. | OPPOSE |
| Water | SB1398 | Surovell | Coal combustion residuals unit; closure permit; assessments required. | SUPPORT |
| Water | SB1399 | Surovell | Coal combustion by-product impoundments; closure requirements. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | SB1496 | Lewis | Virginia Alternative Energy and Coastal Protection Act; established, report | SUPPORT |
| Other | SJ290 | Howell | Constitutional amendment; criteria for electoral districts (first reference). | SUPPORT |
| AntiReg | SJ295 | Vogel | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); legislative review of administrative rules. | OPPOSE |
| AntiReg | SJ311 | Carrico | Constitutional amendment; legislative review of administrative rules (first reference) | OPPOSE |
| Budget | 448#1h | LeMunyon | WMATA Compact Revisions Required | OPPOSE |
| Budget | 4-5.03#3h | LaRock | No DRPT Funding Unless Conditions Related to WMATA Enacted | OPPOSE |
| Budget | C-48.10#1s | Hanger | Stormwater Local Assistance Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 370#1h | Landes | Stormwater Local Assistance Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 370#2h | Lingamfelter | Stormwater Local Assistance Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | C-48.10#6h | Yancey | Stormwater Local Assistance Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#2s | Hanger | Water Quality Improvement Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#6h | Landes | Water Quality Improvement Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#5h | O'Bannon | Water Quality Improvement Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#6s | Ruff | Dept of Conservation Recreation | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 3-6.01#1s | Ruff | Recordation Tax Fee | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#4h | Ruff | Recordation Tax Fee | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#10h | Lingamfelter | Reflect Increased Dedication of Recordation Fee to NRCF | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 3-6.01#1h | Lingamfelter | Direct Recordation Filing Fee to NRCF | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#1s | Lewis | Water Quality Improvement Fund | SUPPORT |
| Budget | 364#3h | Webert | Fully Fund Ag BMP Requirements | SUPPORT |
| Energy | HB2390 | Kilgore | Renewable energy power purchase agreements; expands pilot program. | OPPOSE |
| Energy | SB1393 | Wagner | Electric utilities; community solar pilot programs. | SUPPORT |
| Energy | SB918 | Edwards | Renewable energy; third-party power purchase agreements. | SUPPORT |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB1423 | Wagner | Electric utilities; viewshed mitigation payments. | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | SB1282 | McDougle | Wireless communications infrastructure; procedure for approved by localities. | OPPOSE |
| Land Use & Transportation | HB2196 | Kilgore | Wireless communications infrastructure; procedure for approved by localities. | OPPOSE |
| Water | HB2383 | Lingamfelter | Combined sewer overflow outfalls; DEQ to identify owner that discharges into Chesapeake Bay. | SUPPORT |
