Clean Water Farm Award Program; identifies type of agricultural best management practices. (HB1925)

Introduced By

Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac) with support from co-patrons Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), and Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Clean Water Farm Award. Identifies the types of agricultural best management practices that a farmer can implement to be eligible to receive the award. The conservation practices he implements must be effective in controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollutants. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2009Committee
01/13/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093913822
01/13/2009Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/19/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1925)
01/21/2009Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2009Read first time
01/23/2009Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/26/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2009Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/16/2009Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Read third time
02/18/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009Enrolled
02/23/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1925ER)
02/23/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1925ER)
02/24/2009Signed by Speaker
02/25/2009Signed by President
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 349 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0349)