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HB 1091 VA
Introduced

Right to farm; solar panels.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to right to farm; solar panels.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (8)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104422D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1091) · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Reconsidered by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote) · lower
  6. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  7. Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote) · lower
  8. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

Text versions (2)

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2027 SESSION INTRODUCED 26104422D HOUSE BILL NO. 1091 Offered January 14, 2026 A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to right to farm; solar panels. ————— Patron—Laufer ————— Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ————— Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 3.2-300 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 3.2-300 . Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Agricultural operation" means any operation devoted to the bona fide production of crops, animals, or fowl, including the production of fruits and vegetables of all kinds, meat, dairy, and poultry products, nuts, tobacco, nursery, and floral products and the production and harvest of products from silviculture activity. "Agricultural operation" also includes any operation devoted to the housing of livestock as defined in § 3.2-6500 and any operation for the production of electricity from solar panels co ncurrent with the bona fide production of crops, animals, or fowl . "Production agriculture and silviculture" means the bona fide production or harvesting of agricultural or silvicultural products but does not include the processing of agricultural or silvicultural products or the above ground application or storage of sewage sludge.

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