Virginia Senate Bill 68

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on December 17 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-02-10 - Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Designating or nominating historic landmarks; notice requirements. Removes the requirements for the Department of Historic Resources to provide written notice to an owner or his agent of property abutting or immediately across the street or road from property proposed to be designated or nominated as a historic landmark. The bill also changes the timeframe in which the Department must publish notice of the public hearing on such designation in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality from once a week for two successive weeks to at least seven and not more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

Historic landmarks; designating or nominating, notice requirements.

Sen. Danny Diggs [R]

2026-02-10 - Senate - Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-10	Senate	Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
2026-01-19	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB68)
2025-12-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2025-12-17	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103992D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB68
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB68/text/SB68
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091298.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB68/20261/S1V1385