HB 944

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 08, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 23, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 08, 2024

Forest Sustainability Fund; fund allocation.

Abstract

Forest Sustainability Fund; fund allocation. Provides that moneys from the Forest Sustainability Fund must be allocated proportionally among localities that forgo tax revenues as a result of the use value assessment and taxation for real estate devoted for forest use. The bill specifies that no locality shall receive an allocation of more than four percent or less than one-half of one percent of available funds from the Fund. This bill is identical to SB 129.

Bill Sponsors (8)

Votes


Actions


Apr 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 699 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 02, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 28, 2024

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB944ER)

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB944ER)

House

Enrolled

Feb 23, 2024

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 22, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 09, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 08, 2024

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

Feb 07, 2024

House

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 06, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 02, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 31, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

House

Referred from Finance

Jan 25, 2024

House

Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 18, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB944)

Jan 09, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Finance

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101329D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101329D PDF HTML
HB944ER PDF HTML
CHAP0699 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB944FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB944F122.PDF PDF

Sources

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