HB 1169 VA

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Introduced

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Office of Small Farms and Virginia Small Farms Fund established; report. Creates, within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Office of Small Farms, headed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill authorizes the Office to facilitate the growth and development of small farms, as defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth and support and expand programs for such farms. The bill creates the Virginia Small Farms Fund to provide funding to administer the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Resources to submit a written report on the operation of the Office by December 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.

• Nicole Cole Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104064D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1169) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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