Urban Agriculture Month; designating as October 2013, and each succeeding year thereafter. (HJ758)

Introduced By

Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg) with support from 25 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Daun Hester (D-Norfolk), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Chris Head (R-Roanoke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Urban Agriculture Month. Designates October, in 2013 and in each succeeding year, as Urban Agriculture Month in Virginia. Read the Bill »

Status

02/19/2013: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/18/2013Committee
01/18/2013Presented and ordered printed 13104162D
01/18/2013Referred to Committee on Rules
01/22/2013Reported from Rules (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2013Taken up
01/25/2013Engrossed by House
01/25/2013Agreed to by House (91-Y 2-N)
01/25/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2013Reading waived
01/28/2013Referred to Committee on Rules
02/14/2013Reported from Rules
02/18/2013Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/19/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ758ER)

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 1 minute.