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type: "Bill"
title: "Conservation and natural resources; sections not set out, technical revisions."
description: "Conservation and natural resources; sectionsnot set out; technical revisions. Sets out in the Code of Virginiawith amendments for clarity sections in Title 28.2 (Fisheries andHabitat of the Tidal Waters), Title 29.1 (Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating), and Title 62.1 (Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors)that are currently carried by reference only. The bill also makestechnical revisions to the description of the Historic Falls of theJames State Scenic River. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 562"
citation: "Virginia HB 562 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don L. Scott"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8a091d3-e2f2-4a25-9291-eeda8c613cad"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB562"
source_hash: "ecfd4b88c883cc0ec935a6c271a42c7c4705395fca36a0e55b818ca5a9fb86dd"
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 HB 562 (2022) — Conservation and natural resources; sections not set out, technical revisions.
Conservation and natural resources; sectionsnot set out; technical revisions. Sets out in the Code of Virginiawith amendments for clarity sections in Title 28.2 (Fisheries andHabitat of the Tidal Waters), Title 29.1 (Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating), and Title 62.1 (Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors)that are currently carried by reference only. The bill also makestechnical revisions to the description of the Historic Falls of theJames State Scenic River. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0235)
2. **HB562ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB562ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101110D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB562)
## Votes
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **980** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Don L. Scott — primary (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101110D `introduction`
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB562)
- **2022-01-26** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-02-01** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-01** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-25** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-25** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Enrolled
- **2022-03-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (HB562ER)
- **2022-03-02** Signed by President
- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 235 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8a091d3-e2f2-4a25-9291-eeda8c613cad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).