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2021 SESSION
HB 2203 Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established and created.
Introduced by: Eileen Filler-Corn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established. Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Commissioner) to establish the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program (VAFA Program) for Virginia farmers and food producers to donate, sell, or otherwise provide agriculture products to charitable food assistance organizations. The bill also creates the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Fund to disburse moneys to such charitable food assistance organizations to reimburse farmers or food producers for any costs associated with harvesting, processing, packaging, or transporting agriculture products donated to such charitable food assistance organizations. The bill authorizes the Commissioner to adopt guidelines and regulations to carry out the VAFA Program.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102121D
- 01/13/21 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/21 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/20/21 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/20/21 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/20/21 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/22/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/21 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/21 House: Read first time
- 01/27/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/21 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
- 01/28/21 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)