Ghazala Hashmi
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 15
Primary
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.
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 agriculture products to charitable food assistance organizations. The bill alsocreates the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Fund to disbursemoneys to such charitable food assistance organizations to reimburse farmers 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 333 (effective 7/1/21)
Impact statement from DPB (SB1188ER)
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
Read third time
House amendment agreed to by Senate (35-Y 3-N)
Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N)
VOTE: Passage (93-Y 4-N)
Passed House with amendment (93-Y 4-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Passed by for the day
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
VOTE: Passage (94-Y 4-N)
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 4-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Amendment by Delegate Gooditis agreed to
Committee on Appropriations substitute rejected 21200199D-H1
Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources amendment rejected
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (SB1188H1)
Committee substitute printed 21200199D-H1
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (SB1188E)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 21102764D-E
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1188E
Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Passed by temporarily
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Impact statement from DPB (SB1188)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102764D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102764D | HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 21102764D-E | HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 21200199D-H1 | HTML |
| SB1188ER | HTML |
| CHAP0333 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1188FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1188F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: SB1188AS | HTML |
| Amendment: SB1188AHR | HTML |
| Amendment: SB1188AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB1188AH | HTML |
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