VirginiaAgricultural commodity boards; Agricultural Council, appointment and membership terms.
What it does
Agricultural commodity boards; Agricultural Council; appointment and membership terms; production areas. Amends various provisions relating to the appointment, terms, and quorums of agricultural commodity boards, including the Cotton Board, Egg Board, and Tobacco Board. The bill eliminates the Pork Industry Board and amends membership terms for the Agricultural Council so that (i) each term is for four years and (ii) no member other than an ex officio member is eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional consecutive terms after the term of such vacancy that such person was appointed to fill has expired.
More detail
The bill also amends the production areas for the purposes of membership appointment procedures for the Cotton Board and the Tobacco Board. This bill is identical to SB 890.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 75 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1798)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1798ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 21Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 17Read first timeMinor
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1798)
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102600DIntroduced