HB 134 — Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.
VA 20261 session
Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definitions; federally recognized tribes. Provides that a federally recognized tribe, as defined in the bill, can be a conservation easement holder and that such a tribe is not bound by the same restrictions on the location of a principal office or the duration of existence that are placed on other types of easement holders. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (4)
- Marcus B. Simon (D, VA) — sponsor
- Paul E. Krizek (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Shelly A. Simonds (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (13)
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- · house · H4122 —
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- · senate · S4140 —
- · senate · S0101 —
- · senate · S0105 —
- · senate · S0540 —
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus B. Simon (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Paul E. Krizek (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Shelly A. Simonds (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg