Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation. (HB888)

Introduced By

Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Peanut Board; commodity assessment.  Authorizes the Peanut Board to enter into an agreement with the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation and to increase the commodity assessment from $0.15 per 100 pounds to an amount up to $0.30 per 100 pounds for a three-year period beginning July 1, 2010. The commodity assessment is paid by peanut growers. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2010Committee
01/13/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103715D
01/13/2010Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/20/2010Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2010Read first time
01/22/2010Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
01/25/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2010Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/08/2010Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2010Read third time
02/10/2010Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010Enrolled
02/17/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB888ER)
02/17/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB888ER)
02/17/2010Signed by Speaker
02/18/2010Signed by President
02/26/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 7/1/10)
02/26/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 26 seconds.