Beehive Grant Program; DACS and Consumer Services to cease reviewing applications for funding.
Summary
Provides that any individual registered as a beekeeper with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) may apply for no more than three basic beehive units per year. The bill requires the Department to process applications for such units in the order in which it receives them and to cease accepting applications if the Beehive Grant Fund is exhausted. The bill authorizes the Department to use funds from the Beehive Grant Fund to fund the purchase, construction, or distribution of the beehive units and allows the Department to work cooperatively with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to carry out the program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 192 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1152H1
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105424D-H1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103074D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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