republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-1004.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; created."
description: "Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; road construction projects. Directs the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, to create a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan (the Plan). The Plan shall identify wildlife corridors, defined as areas connecting fragmented wildlife habitats that are separated by human activities or infrastructure, and recommend wildlife crossing projects intended to promote driver safety and wildlife connectivity. The bill requires the Plan to be submitted to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by September 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter. The bill also provides that the Department of Transportation shall (i) include the impact on any wildlife corridor identified in the Plan in any environmental impact report for a highway construction project and (ii) consider measures for the mitigation of harm caused to wildlife by a highway in the design options for the construction of such highway. This bill is identical to HB 1695."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 1004"
citation: "Virginia SB 1004 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/876292cb-e596-4df2-a788-ce7a3b4f212d"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1004"
source_hash: "88e2b73e8273e8366a97ca8d1d5c44fff844bdb4b40e8fd66fc8f86acd16ea30"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1004 (2020) — Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; created.

Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; road construction projects. Directs the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, to create a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan (the Plan). The Plan shall identify wildlife corridors, defined as areas connecting fragmented wildlife habitats that are separated by human activities or infrastructure, and recommend wildlife crossing projects intended to promote driver safety and wildlife connectivity. The bill requires the Plan to be submitted to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by September 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter. The bill also provides that the Department of Transportation shall (i) include the impact on any wildlife corridor identified in the Plan in any environmental impact report for a highway construction project and (ii) consider measures for the mitigation of harm caused to wildlife by a highway in the design options for the construction of such highway. This bill is identical to HB 1695.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0672)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1004ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1004ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB1004)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1004)

## Votes

- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N) — **10–5** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) — **23–16** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (90-Y 10-N) — **89–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David W. Marsden — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Unanimous consent to introduce
- **2020-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 20105261D `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Impact statement from DPB (SB1004)
- **2020-02-04** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-07** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-10** Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** Passed House (90-Y 10-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-24** VOTE: Passage (90-Y 10-N)
- **2020-02-27** Enrolled
- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1004ER)
- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-10** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
- **2020-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 672 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/876292cb-e596-4df2-a788-ce7a3b4f212d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).