VA HB601 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Agricultural enterprise facilities. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to establish agricultural enterprise facilities in rural areas of the Commonwealth, with each facility to include a commercial kitchen, a packaging and labeling facility, and an animal slaughtering facility. The bill directs the Department to locate the facilities near small-scale rural agricultural producers and to seek to establish a facility within 50 miles of every agricultural producer in the Commonwealth.

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Title

Agricultural enterprise facilities; authorizes DACS to establish in rural areas of the Commonwealth.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-13HouseLeft in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2018-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-15HouseAssigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2018-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103270D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
32106.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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