Center for Rural Virginia; expansion and promotion of agricultural opportunities, report. (SB347)
Introduced By
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon) with support from co-patron Sen. Robert Hurt (R-Chatham)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
Agri-tourism Incentives Act; penalty. Creates the Agri-tourism Incentives Act to allow qualified farm businesses to have restaurants and provide overnight accommodations on rural or agriculturally zoned land under certain conditions. The bill would also permit a locality to provide certain tax incentives and regulatory flexibility to each qualified farm business located in the locality.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is tasked with administering this new program. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103722D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/01/2010 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104784D-S1 |
02/02/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2010 | Read second time |
02/03/2010 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/03/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104784D-S1 |
02/03/2010 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB347S1 |
02/04/2010 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
02/16/2010 | Read first time |
02/16/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/24/2010 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2010 | Read second time |
02/26/2010 | Read third time |
02/26/2010 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/26/2010 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/26/2010 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2010 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2010 | Enrolled |
03/10/2010 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB347ER) |
03/10/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (SB347ER) |
03/10/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2010 | Signed by President |
04/13/2010 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/20/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
04/21/2010 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/21/2010 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) |
04/21/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
04/21/2010 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/21/2010 | Reenrolled |
04/21/2010 | Reenrolled bill text (SB347ER2) |
04/21/2010 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/21/2010 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/21/2010 | Enacted, Chapter 797 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/21/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0797) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.