Right to Farm Act; restoration of certain provisions. (SB5)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke)

Progress

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

Description

Right to Farm Act; restoration of provisions. Restores application of certain provisions of the Right to Farm Act to cities and towns that currently only apply to counties. The proposed amendments were enacted in 2007 (Chapter 444 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007) but were omitted a year later in the 2008 revision of Title 3.1, Agriculture, Horticulture and Food. This bill is a recommendation of the Code Commission. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/02/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100246D
12/02/2013Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/09/2014Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/13/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
01/14/2014Read second time and engrossed
01/15/2014Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
01/20/2014Placed on Calendar
01/20/2014Read first time
01/20/2014Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/19/2014Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2014Read second time
02/21/2014Read third time
02/21/2014Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2014Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/21/2014Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014Enrolled
02/25/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5ER)
02/25/2014Signed by Speaker
02/27/2014Signed by President
03/17/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 246 (effective 7/1/14)
03/17/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246)

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 30 seconds.