VirginiaApple Board; repealing Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, delayed effective date, report.
What it does
Apple Board; repeal. Repeals the Apple Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, and provides that any funds remaining in the Apple Fund as of July 1, 2028, shall be transferred to the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund. The bill provides that the excise tax levied on apples grown in the Commonwealth shall not be collected for the 2026 harvest season and requires the chair of the Apple Board to file a report with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services no later than June 30, 2028, with a statement of total receipts and disbursements of the Apple Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 65.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 31Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)Latest
- Mar 31Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter24 (Effective - see bill)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 5Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 5Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB390)
- Mar 5Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB390ER)Major
- Mar 5EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Mar 2Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 3Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Assigned HACNR sub: Rural AffairsMinor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB390)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102501DIntroduced