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2026 Regular Session

HB533

Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instruments of writing that transfer title to parcels of land that are entirely woodland that were distributed to the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and requiring the Department to report any uncertainties regarding certain amounts.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 27, 2026 House passed March 4, 2026 Senate passed April 8, 2026 Governor approved April 28, 2026

Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

128 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 8 absent

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April 8, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

43 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 332
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  6. Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
  7. House Third Reading Passed (128-0) View roll call
  8. House Second Reading Passed
  9. House Favorable Adopted
  10. House Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
  11. House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
  12. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
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