HB 859 VA

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Department of Education; Farm to School Program Task Force; membership requirements. Amends the membership requirements of the Farm to School Program Task Force established in accordance with applicable law by requiring the membership to include (i) one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules after consideration of the recommendation of the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and Health; (ii) one member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates after consideration of the recommendation of the Chair of the House Committee on Education; (iii) at least four members to be appointed by the Department of Education, including at least one school board member, one representative of the Department of General Services involved in procurement, one representative of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and one farmer or producer in the Commonwealth who sells only the farm or agricultural products produced or grown by him; and (iv) such additional members as the Department of Education deems necessary or appropriate.

• Rae Cousins Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105157D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Education (18-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB859) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
13. Feb 19, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
14. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108248D-S1 · upper
16. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB859) · lower
17. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB859ER) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB859) · lower
31. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 684 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
35. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0684) · 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
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• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
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