HB1169
Small Farms, Office of and Virginia Small Farms Fund; established and created, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Jan. 30, 2026
House: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
Chief Patron:
Nicole Cole (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Office of Small Farms and Virginia Small Farms Fund established; report.
Creates, within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Office of Small Farms, headed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill authorizes the Office to facilitate the growth and development of small farms, as defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth and support and expand programs ... (More) for such farms. The bill creates the Virginia Small Farms Fund to provide funding to administer the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Resources to submit a written report on the operation of the Office by December 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104064D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1169)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
