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HB 512 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.

Summary
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, during the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, to develop and implement a written comprehensive Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan that is designed to be enacted over the course of such gubernatorial administration's term. The Secretary is directed to submit a report detailing the progress made toward the development and implementation of the Plan to the Governor and to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by December 1 of the first year of each new gubernatorial administration. This bill is identical to SB 719.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 4, 2026
MINOR
The bill transitioned from an 'Engrossed' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, primarily changing the document's formatting and layout to match official state printing standards. A key substantive change occurred in paragraph A, where a bracketed sentence requiring the Secretary to coordinate with stakeholders was moved from inside the brackets (indicating deletion in the draft) to the main text (indicating it is now part of the final law). This ensures the Secretary must actively consult with agriculture and forestry organizations when creating the plan.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to coordinate with representatives of agriculture and forestry organizations, agribusiness members, and other stakeholders was confirmed as a mandatory part of the final law, rather than a proposed or deleted item.

TECHNICAL

The text was reformatted to remove draft markers, session headers, and spacing inconsistencies, converting the document into the standard official 'Enrolled' format used for final legislation.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 800 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB512ER)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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