Virginia House Bill 129
Session 2026
Deer; permit may be issued to kill if damaging residential plants and certain property.
Active
Passed House on Feb 10, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
129
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Didn't Vote
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Yes
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Yes
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-529 of the Code of Virginia, relating to killing of deer damaging residential plants and certain property.
Killing of deer damaging residential plants and certain property. Allows the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources or his designee to issue a permit to kill a limited number of antlered deer when such deer cause damage to residential plants and the Director or his designee determines, upon inspection, that there is clear and convincing evidence that the damage was done by antlered deer. Upon a landowner or lessee’s request, the bill also requires the Director or his designee to issue a permit to kill antlerless deer on commercial agricultural production lands when such deer cause damage to fruit trees, Christmas trees, crops, plants, or personal property utilized for commercial agricultural production within the Commonwealth. When such damage is caused by an antlered deer, the bill requires the Director or his designee to issue a permit to kill a limited number of antlered deer if the Director or his designee determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that the damage was done by antlered deer.
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute
Agriculture Subcommittee Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB129)
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03/04/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108431D-S1
03/03/2026
Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
02/25/2026
Senate
Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs
02/24/2026
Senate
Senate subcommittee offered
02/11/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB129)
02/11/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/11/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/10/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N 0-A)
02/09/2026
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/09/2026
House
committee substitute agreed to
02/09/2026
House
Read second time
02/06/2026
House
Read first time
02/04/2026
House
Committee substitute printed 26106494D-H1
02/04/2026
House
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
01/28/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
01/28/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/19/2026
House
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
01/02/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/02/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102876D
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Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:27:13 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:53:46 AM