HB1152Introduced in the House of Delegates
Carbon market participation; coastal and marine resources.
Introduced by Keith Hodges, District 68
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Environmental Quality; carbon market participation; coastal and marine resources. Allows the Department of Environmental Quality to participate in any carbon market for the preservation, restoration, and sustainable management of the Commonwealth's coastal and marine resources on state-owned bottomlands and property and enter into agreements necessary to facilitate such participation. The bill requires the Department to hold exclusive title to such credits until such credits are sold. Any revenues resulting from the sale of such credits are required to be distributed as follows: 75 percent to the Oyster Replenishment Fund and 25 percent to the qualifying leaseholder.
Where it stands
Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
February 24, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) · February 24, 2026
13
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
15 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | 9 | Yes |
| Angelia Williams Graves | 21 | Yes |
| Richard Stuart | 25 | Absent |
| Danica Roem | 30 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105085D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1152)
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
House committee offered
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107815D-H1
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 7-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
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