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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; authority to dissolve, disposition of property."
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description: "Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; authority to dissolve. Provides that the board of directors of the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority may by resolution divest itself of property owned by the Authority and may transfer all such property to a locality. The bill provides that whenever the board of the Authority determines by resolution that the purposes for which the Authority was formed have been substantially complied with and all property of the Authority has been transferred and all bonds therefor issued and all obligations incurred by the Authority have been fully paid or adequate provisions have been made for the payment, the board may dissolve itself upon a majority vote of the board. The bill also provides that if the Authority ceases to operate or is dissolved, the title to its real property will transfer to the locality in which the majority of such property is located. Under current law, the property would transfer to the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2321."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 796"
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citation: "Virginia SB 796 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christopher T. Head"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-12-28"
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last_action: "2025-03-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b287b42-323d-46ec-a094-2de355ae4dce"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB796"
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source_hash: "d5348b807b3183684cc00ea4694f69618dfc8627e4e6455aceca1f0b94d7d23f"
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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 SB 796 (2025) — Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; authority to dissolve, disposition of property.
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Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; authority to dissolve. Provides that the board of directors of the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority may by resolution divest itself of property owned by the Authority and may transfer all such property to a locality. The bill provides that whenever the board of the Authority determines by resolution that the purposes for which the Authority was formed have been substantially complied with and all property of the Authority has been transferred and all bonds therefor issued and all obligations incurred by the Authority have been fully paid or adequate provisions have been made for the payment, the board may dissolve itself upon a majority vote of the board. The bill also provides that if the Authority ceases to operate or is dissolved, the title to its real property will transfer to the locality in which the majority of such property is located. Under current law, the property would transfer to the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2321.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011904.PDF)
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2. **Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048060.HTML)
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3. **Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047730.PDF)
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4. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071665.PDF)
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5. **House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055081.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060689.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (95-Y 0-N) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-28** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101941D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-12-28** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB796)
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- **2025-01-14** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-21** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-22** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-22** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-23** Engrossed by Senate
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- **2025-01-24** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-17** Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2025-02-17** Passed House with amendments (95-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
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- **2025-02-17** Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-21** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-21** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB796ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB796)
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- **2025-02-21** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-24** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-19** Approved by Governor-Chapter 176 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-19** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0176)
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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/2b287b42-323d-46ec-a094-2de355ae4dce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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