Virginia House Bill 2034
Session 2025
Tidal and nontidal wetlands; policy task force to evaluate policies regarding protection, etc.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2034
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
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Summary
An Act to direct the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to establish a policy task force to evaluate existing policies regarding wetlands protection, restoration, creation, and mitigation in the Commonwealth and other states; recommend policy changes necessary to accelerate tidal and nontidal wetland identification, restoration, creation, and protection; and explore emerging science and innovation to ensure wetland health and survival; report.
Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources; protection of existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation; policy task force; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to establish a policy task force to develop (i) strategies to protect existing tidal and nontidal wetlands and restore, create, and plan for the persistence of such wetlands in the Commonwealth and (ii) mechanisms to incorporate such strategies into appropriate plans, including the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan and the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, to address losses and adverse impacts from human activities and climate change. The bill requires the task force to include certain relevant stakeholders, to meet at least two times annually, to report its initial findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by December 1, 2025, and to update its report at least every two years.
Chaptered
Reenrolled
Governor Substitute
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Engrossed
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)
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04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)
04/02/2025
House
Enacted, Chapter 647 (Effective 07/01/25)
04/02/2025
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/02/2025
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/02/2025
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB2034ER2)
04/02/2025
House
Reenrolled
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
03/24/2025
House
Governor's substitute printed (HB2034H2)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/03/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/03/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
02/22/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/19/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/19/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)
02/19/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2034ER)
02/19/2025
House
Enrolled
02/14/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
02/14/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/13/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/13/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/11/2025
Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
01/29/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/29/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/28/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
01/27/2025
House
Printed as engrossed 25102025D-E
01/27/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
01/27/2025
House
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to
01/27/2025
House
Read second time
01/27/2025
House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
01/24/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)
01/24/2025
House
Read first time
01/22/2025
House
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
01/20/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
01/15/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)
01/14/2025
House
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
01/07/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/07/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102025D
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 9:08:30 PM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:42:40 PM