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 HB 1798.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 88 (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 (SB890)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB890ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- Feb 17Passed House (95-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported 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 16Assigned ACNR sub: RuralMinor
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103207DIntroduced