SB 719 VA
Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.
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Summary
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, during the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, to develop and implement a written comprehensive Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan that is designed to be enacted over the course of such gubernatorial administration's term. The Secretary is directed to submit a report detailing the progress made toward the development and implementation of the Plan to the Governor and to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by December 1 of the first year of each new gubernatorial administration. This bill is identical to HB 512.
Sponsor (1)
- David W. Marsden Democratic · primary
Action history (31)
- Jan 14, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105420D · upper
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
- Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) · upper
- Jan 27, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N) · upper
- Jan 29, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB719ER) · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
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