Virginia General Assembly Bills and Issues
Year
Bill Status
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Chief Patron
HB20
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
Chief Patron:
Adele McClure
Status: In House
HB65
Apple Board; repealing Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, report.
Chief Patron:
Dan Helmer
Status: In Senate
HB129
Deer; owner of land allowed to kill if damaging fruit trees, crops, personal property, etc.
Chief Patron:
Mitchell D Cornett
Status: In House
HB292
Agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee; membership.
Chief Patron:
Jessica Anderson
Status: In Senate
HB315
Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19.
Chief Patron:
Otto Wachsmann
Status: In House
HB321
Agricultural Workforce Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program; established, report.
Chief Patron:
Jackie Glass
Status: In House
HB360
Agricultural products; production and sale, plants and plant products inspection, etc.
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole
Status: In House
HB509
Zoning; agricultural operations, rental of accessory dwellings.
Chief Patron:
John Chilton McAuliff
Status: In House
HB512
Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.
Chief Patron:
Kimberly Pope Adams
Status: In Senate
HB699
Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.
Chief Patron:
Eric Zehr
Status: In House
HB1091
Right to farm; solar panels.
Chief Patron:
Amy Laufer
Status: In House
HB1169
Small Farms, Office of and Virginia Small Farms Fund; established and created, report.
Chief Patron:
Nicole Cole
Status: In House
HB1324
Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; penalties; civil action.
Chief Patron:
Lily Franklin
Status: In House
HB1375
Pesticides; manufacture, distribution, use, or sale of paraquat prohibited.
Chief Patron:
Nadarius Clark
Status: In House
HB1435
Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program; funds to small farms.
Chief Patron:
Nicole Cole
Status: In House
SB121
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy
Status: In Senate
SB152
Bicentennial farm program; State Forester to establish and administer.
Chief Patron:
Travis Hackworth
Status: Killed
SB300
Peanut; designating as state snack.
Chief Patron:
Emily Jordan
Status: In House
SB302
Peanuts; excise tax, sunset extended.
Chief Patron:
Emily Jordan
Status: In House
SB390
Apple Board; repealing Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, report.
Chief Patron:
Timmy French
Status: In Senate
SB464
Interest in agricultural land; amends definition of foreign adversaries.
Chief Patron:
Richard Stuart
Status: In Senate
SB623
Agricultural & Forestal Districts Act; size of parcels, reduction of core area acreage requirements.
Chief Patron:
Tara Durant
Status: Killed
SB719
Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.
Chief Patron:
Dave Marsden
Status: In House
SB742
Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19.
Chief Patron:
Lashrecse Aird
Status: In House
SB754
Agricultural & Forestal Districts Act; size of parcels, reduction of core area acreage requirements.
Chief Patron:
Bryce Reeves
Status: Consolidated