HB 597 — Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, voluntary contributions, report.
VA 20261 session
Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund established; voluntary contributions; report. Establishes the Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund to provide grants for projects that conserve or enhance wildlife corridors prioritized by the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan and associated wildlife crossing infrastructure projects. The Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources shall administer the Fund in collaboration with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, and the Department of Transportation. The Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1 of each odd-numbered year concerning the amount of public and private funding received by the Fund, the awarding of grants from the Fund, and the progress of funded projects, including data on the use of project infrastructure by wildlife. The bill also provides mechanisms for individuals to make voluntary contributions to the Fund through a Department of Motor Vehicles electronic transaction and an individual income tax return.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (7)
- Shelly A. Simonds (D, VA) — sponsor
- Betsy B. Carr (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Debra D. Gardner (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jessica L. Anderson (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Amy J. Laufer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (31)
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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 | Shelly A. Simonds (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amy J. Laufer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Betsy B. Carr (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Debra D. Gardner (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jessica L. Anderson (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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