Legislation - HB0533

Title: Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
Sponsored by: Delegate Stein
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instruments of writing that transfer title to parcels of land that are entirely woodland that were distributed to the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and requiring the Department to report any uncertainties regarding certain amounts.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Cross-filed with: SB0257

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2026 Legislative Date 1/27/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (128-0) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/27/2026	1/27/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Favorable Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Second Reading Passed	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
House	3/04/2026	2/23/2026	Third Reading Passed (128-0)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2026	2/22/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	33 Click to view Recorded Media

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