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type: "Bill"
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title: "James River; designates an additional portion as a component of Va. Scenic Rivers System."
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description: "James State Scenic River. Designates an additional 37-mile portion of the James River running through Nelson and Appomattox Counties as a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System. The bill also provides that nothing in the Scenic Rivers Act shall preclude the construction, use, or removal of any asset that traverses certain portions of the James River."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 49"
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citation: "Virginia HB 49 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C. Matthew Fariss"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2021-12-31"
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last_action: "2022-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a362976a-642d-494e-a66f-70fbbfaa8dfc"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB49"
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source_hash: "2749385d92c30c2a8bd3a82f9023b7733017b0f97d10b56dc224aa9ebd1bf6af"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 49 (2022) — James River; designates an additional portion as a component of Va. Scenic Rivers System.
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James State Scenic River. Designates an additional 37-mile portion of the James River running through Nelson and Appomattox Counties as a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System. The bill also provides that nothing in the Scenic Rivers Act shall preclude the construction, use, or removal of any asset that traverses certain portions of the James River.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0175)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22104734D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB49H1)
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3. **HB49ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB49ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103016D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB49)
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5. **Printed as engrossed 22104734D-EH1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB49EH1)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N) — **85–12** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N) — **36–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N 1-A) — **11–2** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- C. Matthew Fariss — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-12-31** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103016D `introduction`
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- **2021-12-31** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB49)
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- **2022-01-26** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-01-26** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-26** Committee substitute printed 22104734D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-31** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-02-01** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-02-02** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-02-03** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-03** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 22104734D-H1
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- **2022-02-04** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-07** Amendments by Delegate Fariss agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB49EH1
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- **2022-02-07** Printed as engrossed 22104734D-EH1
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- **2022-02-08** Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-08** VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
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- **2022-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB49EH1)
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- **2022-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-01** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-09** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-09** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB49ER)
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a362976a-642d-494e-a66f-70fbbfaa8dfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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