SB 390 VA

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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. This bill is identical to HB 65.

• Timmy French Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102501D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB390) · upper
4. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs · upper
5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
16. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
17. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
22. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB390ER) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB390) · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter24 (Effective - see bill) · executive
30. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML