HB 344 (Virginia) - Bill Status, Summary & Sponsor

Overview

Bill Details

Bill Number: HB 344
Bill ID: VA-2026-HB-344
Session: 2026
Status: failed
Committee: Courts of Justice; Courts of Justice

Title: Property under common ownership; creation of easements.

Summary

Property under common ownership; creation of easements. Provides that a private appurtenant easement may be created for any purposes by the owner of the dominant and servient estate by the recordation of an instrument that grants or reserves such easement. The bill further provides that the rule of property law known as the doctrine of merger shall not prevent such grant or reservation.

Sponsor

Martinez

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History

Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Status	failed
2026-01-12	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-11	Latest Action	S Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)