Farmers market food and beverage products; sales considered essential during state of emergency. (HB2302)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Wyatt (R-Mechanicsville) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Wendell Walker (R-Lynchburg), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Bill Wiley (R-Winchester), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)

Progress

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

Description

Farmers markets treated as grocery stores during state of emergency. Provides that farmers markets shall be treated the same as grocery stores if such stores are allowed to remain open as essential businesses during a state of emergency declared by the Governor. Read the Bill »

Status

05/12/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

History

Date	Action
01/18/2021	Presented and ordered printed 21103106D
01/18/2021	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/28/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2302)
02/03/2021	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2021	Read first time
02/04/2021	Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2021	Read third time and passed House (74-Y 26-N)
02/05/2021	VOTE: Passage (74-Y 26-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2021	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2021	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/16/2021	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2021	Committee substitute printed 21200290D-S1
02/18/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2302S1)
02/19/2021	Read third time
02/19/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/19/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21200290D-S1
02/19/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2302S1
02/19/2021	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/23/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/23/2021	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200290D-S1 (65-Y 29-N)
02/23/2021	VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 29-N)
02/25/2021	Enrolled
02/25/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2302ER)
02/25/2021	Signed by President
02/26/2021	Signed by Speaker
03/01/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2302ER)
03/01/2021	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/18/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/21)
03/18/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)