SB 152 VA

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Introduced

State Forester; bicentennial farm program established. Directs the State Forester to establish and administer a bicentennial farm program to honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 200 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a farm shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 200 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm products. The bill also repeals a provision of law to reflect the transfer of the Century Farm Program from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Forestry's Office of Farmland Preservation as a result of the passage of HB 892 and SB 616 in the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

• T. Travis Hackworth Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103041D · upper
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB152) · upper
4. Feb 3, 2026 Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) · upper

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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