Virginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Council; created, report.
Summary
Virginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Councilcreated; report. Creates the Virginia Urban Agriculture AdvisoryCouncil as an advisory council in the legislative branch of stategovernment to encourage urban agriculture and contribute to buildinga local food economy. The bill has an expiration date of July 1,2023.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
94–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 95
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic52
100% Yea
R
Republican43
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105263D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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