SB 1188 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established and created.

Summary
Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established. Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Commissioner) to establish the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program (VAFA Program) for Virginia farmers and food producers to donate, sell, or otherwise provide agriculture products to charitable food assistance organizations. The bill also creates the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Fund to disburse moneys to such charitable food assistance organizations to reimburse farmers or food producers for any costs associated with harvesting, processing, packaging, or transporting agriculture products donated to such charitable food assistance organizations. The bill authorizes the Commissioner to adopt guidelines and regulations to carry out the VAFA Program.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 10, 2021 Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2021

How they voted

320
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jan 28, 2021
D Democratic17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
57
Key actions
20
Committee
10
Amendments
9
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (35-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (93-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Gooditis agreed to
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1188E
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 10, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102764D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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