VirginiaBicentennial farm program; State Forester to establish and administer.
What it does
State Forester; bicentennial farm program established. Directs the State Forester to establish and administer a bicentennial farm program to honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 200 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a farm shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 200 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm products.
More detail
The bill also repeals a provision of law to reflect the transfer of the Century Farm Program from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Forestry's Office of Farmland Preservation as a result of the passage of HB 892 and SB 616 in the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesLatest
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB105)
- Jan 19Assigned HACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 2Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 2Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102028DIntroduced