SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2005 SESSION
HB 1045 Agricultural Enterprise Zone Act; created.
Introduced by: Christopher B. Saxman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Agricultural Enterprise Zone Act. Allows the Governor to establish agricultural enterprise zones upon application by localities with established agricultural or forestal districts, or purchase of development rights programs. "Qualified farm businesses" located in such zones may apply to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for certain state business tax credits and sales tax exemptions. "Qualified farm businesses" are businesses establishing agricultural or forestal operations and making a net investment of at least $250,000 and creating at least five new full-time jobs, or such operations already established if they have increased the number of full-time employees by at least 10 percent over the preceding two years.
FULL TEXT
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 041301496
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/11/04 House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/13/04 House: Continued to 2005 in Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 12/10/04 House: Left in Finance