HB500Introduced in the House of Delegates
New state park; Dept. of Conservation & Recreation to acquire prop. to establish in Loudoun County.
Introduced by John Chilton McAuliff, District 30
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Conservation and Recreation; acquisition of property to establish a state park; Loudoun County. Allows the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire from the Conservation Fund approximately 1,240 acres of real property and any buildings or structures thereon between Little River Turnpike, James Monroe Highway, and Tail Race Road, known as Oak Hill Farm, in Loudoun County for the purpose of establishing and operating a state park on such property. This bill incorporates HB 239.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
March 3, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · March 3, 2026
14
Yes
0
No
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| Creigh Deeds | 11 | Yes |
| Lashrecse Aird | 13 | Yes |
| Lamont Bagby | 14 | Absent |
| Louise Lucas | 18 | Yes |
| Aaron Rouse | 22 | Yes |
| Mamie Locke | 23 | Yes |
| Richard Stuart | 25 | Yes |
| Ryan McDougle | 26 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103090D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
Incorporates HB239 (Lopez)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Committee substitute printed 26106591D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107137D-H2
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute rejected
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N 3-A)
Senate committee offered
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108618D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB500)
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
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