HB 65 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 SB 390.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103449D · lower
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB65) · lower
5. Jan 21, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · 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 (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N) · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB65ER) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB65) · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter23 (Effective - see bill) · executive
27. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023) · 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