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Bill James River; designating as a State Scenic River. James State Scenic River designation. Addsa 20-mile portion of the James River located in Albemarle, Buckingham,and Fluvanna Counties to the James State Scenic River, a componentof the Virginia Scenic Rivers System. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1598 Virginia HB 1598 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1598 (2020) — James River; designating as a State Scenic River.

James State Scenic River designation. Addsa 20-mile portion of the James River located in Albemarle, Buckingham,and Fluvanna Counties to the James State Scenic River, a componentof the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1598ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1598) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N) — 184 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N) — 112 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (31-Y 4-N) — 314 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (88-Y 9-N) — 879 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • C. Matthew Fariss — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 20105256D introduction
  • 2020-01-15 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-01-16 Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1598)
  • 2020-01-22 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-24 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-01-27 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-01-28 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-01-28 VOTE: Passage (88-Y 9-N)
  • 2020-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-01-29 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-02-18 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-21 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-21 Passed Senate (31-Y 4-N) passage
  • 2020-02-26 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-02-27 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
  • 2020-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
  • 2020-03-12 Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/411654bb-ad81-4f8d-b1ab-d063e79cb7c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).