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HB714Introduced in the House of Delegates

Leesylvania State Park; DCR to convey prop. to/acquire prop. from Newport Estates Homeowners Assoc.

Passed

Introduced by Rozia Henson, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Conveyance of property; Leesylvania State Park. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey property to and acquire property from the Newport Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. at Leesylvania State Park. The conveyances will provide a permanent access from Neabsco Road in Prince William County to property owned by the Association that is otherwise inaccessible to allow the Association to complete repairs and restoration to a slope failure due to poor soils on the Association's neighborhood open space property while ensuring that the Department retains property of recreational utility at Leesylvania State Park.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0209)

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 3, 2026

96

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105138D

  2. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources

  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB714)

  6. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)

  7. Read first time

  8. Read second time and engrossed

  9. Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  11. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  12. Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)

  13. Senate committee offered

  14. Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

  15. Substitute bill reprinted 26108022D

  16. Committee substitute printed 26108022D-S1

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  19. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  20. Substitute bill reprinted 26108022D

  21. Read third time

  22. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  23. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  24. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  25. Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

  26. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB714)

  27. Enrolled

  28. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB714ER)

  29. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB714)

  30. Signed by Speaker

  31. Signed by President

  32. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  33. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  34. Approved by Governor-Chapter 209 (effective 7/1/2026)

  35. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0209)

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