VA HB892 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Department of Forestry; Office of Farmland Preservation transferred. Transfers from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Forestry the Office of Farmland Preservation and its powers and duties and reporting requirements, the Virginia Farm Link Program, the Century Farm Program, and the Virginia Farmland and Forestland Preservation Fund. The bill renames the Office as the Office of Working Lands Preservation. The bill makes technical amendments to effectuate the transfer and requires the Department of Environmental Quality to report to the Department of Forestry by July 1 of each year certain enumerated information about nonpoint source nutrient credits certified in the previous year that involve land use conversion.
Title
Farmland Preservation, Office of; transfers Office to Dept. of Forestry.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146) | |
| 2024-03-26 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 146 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB892ER) |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Printed as engrossed 24104878D-E |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB892E |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104878D |
Same As/Similar To
SB616 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1105.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 10 | 1 | 1119.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 10 | 1 | 1119.7 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 1509.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 3 | 2 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 3 | 2 | 200 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 3 | 2 | 205 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 46 | 2 | 749.102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 58 | 1 | 512 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
