Todd Pillion
- Republican
- Senator
- District 6
Primary
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Department of Forestry; Office of Farmland Preservation transferred. Transfers from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Forestry the Office of Farmland Preservation and its powers and duties and reporting requirements, the Virginia Farm Link Program, the Century Farm Program, and the Virginia Farmland and Forestland Preservation Fund. The bill renames the Office as the Office of Working Lands Preservation. The bill makes technical amendments to effectuate the transfer and requires the Department of Environmental Quality to report to the Department of Forestry by July 1 of each year certain enumerated information about nonpoint source nutrient credits certified in the previous year that involve land use conversion. This bill is identical to HB 892.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;Department of Forestry; Office of Farmland Preservation transferred.Transfers from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servicesto the Department of Forestry the Office of Farmland Preservationand its powers and duties and reporting requirements, the VirginiaFarm Link Program, the Century Farm Program, and the Virginia FarmlandPreservation Fund. The bill renames the Office as the Office of WorkingLands Preservation. The bill makes technical amendments to effectuatethe transfer.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 10 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB616ER)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB616ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (SB616E)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Printed as engrossed 24104857D-E
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB616E
Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB616)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104857D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104857D | PDF HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 24104857D-E | PDF HTML |
| SB616ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0010 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB616FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB616FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB616F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: SB616AS | HTML |
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