republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1622.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property."
description: "Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property; recordation fee. Authorizes the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, in administering the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund, to provide grants to persons conveying to the Foundation fee simple title or other rights to interests or privileges in property on agricultural, forestal, or other open-space land and to provide grants to localities acquiring such interests. Current law authorizes the Foundation to provide such grants for the acquisition of open-space and conservation easements. The bill also clarifies the imposition of the existing deed recordation fee, the revenue from which is distributed to the Foundation, and raises the fee amount from $1 to $3. The bill contains technical amendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1622"
citation: "Virginia HB 1622 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth R. Plum"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/216034af-775c-400b-85e6-70c5d825b497"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1622"
source_hash: "1127c61cbd74d4b35ccc0e58ae3b266c827f0e8f79fd5a15e395fe6ae43dfc9f"
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 1622 (2020) — Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property.

Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; acquisition of interests in property; recordation fee. Authorizes the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, in administering the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund, to provide grants to persons conveying to the Foundation fee simple title or other rights to interests or privileges in property on agricultural, forestal, or other open-space land and to provide grants to localities acquiring such interests. Current law authorizes the Foundation to provide such grants for the acquisition of open-space and conservation easements. The bill also clarifies the imposition of the existing deed recordation fee, the revenue from which is distributed to the Foundation, and raises the fee amount from $1 to $3. The bill contains technical amendments.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0567)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1622ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1622ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1622H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1622H1)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1622)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1622)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (84-Y 12-N) — **83–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth R. Plum — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 20105601D `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB1622)
- **2020-02-05** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-05** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-05** Committee substitute printed 20106055D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 20106055D-H1
- **2020-02-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1622H1
- **2020-02-10** Read third time and passed House (84-Y 12-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-10** VOTE: Passage (84-Y 12-N)
- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB1622H1)
- **2020-02-25** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-28** Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1622ER)
- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (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/216034af-775c-400b-85e6-70c5d825b497`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).