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HB 268 Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities, On-Farm Activities Working Group.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities. Protects certain activities at agricultural operations from local regulation in the absence of substantial impacts on the public welfare and requires localities to take certain factors into account when regulating any of several activities: the conduct of agritourism activities, the sale of agricultural or silvicultural products or related items, the preparation or sale of foods that otherwise comply with state law, and other customary activities. Localities are prohibited from subjecting the listed activities to a special-use permit requirement in the absence of a substantial impact on health, safety, or public welfare and in most situations are prevented from stringently regulating the sound produced by the listed activities. The bill provides that its provisions shall not affect an entity licensed in accordance with the alcoholic beverage control laws, affect the provisions of the Right to Farm Act, alter the provisions of § 15.2-2288.3 (licensed farm wineries), or restrict the taxation authority of any locality. This bill is identical to SB 51.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101999D pdf
- 01/22/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104244D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/14 House: Printed as engrossed 14104244D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB268ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/30/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101999D
- 12/30/13 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/13/14 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture
- 01/20/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/14 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
- 01/22/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104244D-H1
- 01/23/14 House: Read first time
- 01/24/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/14 House: Read second time
- 01/27/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104244D-H1
- 01/27/14 House: Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
- 01/27/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB268EH1
- 01/27/14 House: Printed as engrossed 14104244D-EH1
- 01/28/14 House: Read third time and passed House (73-Y 23-N)
- 01/28/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 23-N)
- 01/29/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/27/14 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/14 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/04/14 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/04/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/14 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/14 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (81-Y 18-N)
- 03/05/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (81-Y 18-N)
- 03/07/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB268ER)
- 03/07/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)