Eileen Filler-Corn
- Democratic
Primary
Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Programand Fund; established. Requires the Commissioner of Agricultureand Consumer Services (the Commissioner) to establish the VirginiaAgriculture Food Assistance Program (VAFA Program) for Virginia farmersand food producers to donate, sell, or otherwise provide agricultureproducts to charitable food assistance organizations. The bill also creates the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Fund to disbursemoneys to such charitable food assistance organizations to reimbursefarmers or food producers for any costs associated with harvesting,processing, packaging, or transporting agriculture products donatedto such charitable food assistance organizations. The bill authorizesthe Commissioner to adopt guidelines and regulations to carry outthe VAFA Program.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 332 (effective 7/1/21)
Impact statement from DPB (HB2203ER)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled
Finance and Appropriations Committee amendment agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee amendment rejected
Reading of amendment waived
Passed by temporarily
Read third time
VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 4-N)
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 4-N)
Placed on Calendar
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Amendment by Senator Locke withdrawn
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
VOTE: Passage (97-Y 3-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB2203)
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102121D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102121D | HTML |
| HB2203ER | HTML |
| CHAP0332 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2203F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB2203ASR | HTML |
| Amendment: HB2203ASE | HTML |
| Amendment: HB2203AS | HTML |
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