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SB 51 Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities, On-Farm Activities Working Group.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | 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 HB 268.
FULL TEXT
- 12/17/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102000D pdf
- 01/30/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104069D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB51ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/17/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102000D
- 12/17/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/21/14 Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/14 Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/30/14 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/30/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104069D-S1
- 02/03/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/14 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104069D-S1
- 02/04/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB51S1
- 02/05/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/12/14 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/14 House: Read second time
- 02/14/14 House: Read third time
- 02/14/14 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/14 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/14 House: Passed House with amendments (75-Y 19-N)
- 02/14/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 19-N)
- 02/18/14 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB51ER)
- 02/20/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/05/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153)