Agricultural commodity boards; Agricultural Council, appointment and membership terms.
Summary
Agricultural commodity boards; Agricultural Council; appointment and membership terms; production areas. Amends various provisions relating to the appointment, terms, and quorums of agricultural commodity boards, including the Cotton Board, Egg Board, and Tobacco Board. The bill eliminates the Pork Industry Board and amends membership terms for the Agricultural Council so that (i) each term is for four years and (ii) no member other than an ex officio member is eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional consecutive terms after the term of such vacancy that such person was appointed to fill has expired. The bill also amends the production areas for the purposes of membership appointment procedures for the Cotton Board and the Tobacco Board. This bill is identical to HB 1798.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill finalizes the text of SB 890, which reorganizes Virginia's agricultural commodity boards by standardizing appointment terms to four years, updating production area designations for cotton and tobacco, and repealing the old Chapter 20. The changes affect how board members are appointed, their term lengths, and which geographic areas count as specific production zones.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on agricultural commodity boards, but the applicability of appointment rules and production area definitions has been updated to reflect new organizational structures.
TIMELINE
Added approval date (March 18, 2025) and chapter number (Chapter 88) to finalize the bill's official status.
Added effective dates for new appointments to various boards, with most changes taking effect on July 1, 2025, or January 17, 2026.
REQUIREMENT
Standardized commodity board appointment terms to four years for most boards, though Cotton Board terms remain three years.
Repealed the previous Chapter 20 (sections 3.2-2000 through 3.2-2009) to remove outdated provisions.
DEFINITION
Updated production area designations for cotton and tobacco to reflect current geographic boundaries and production data.
TECHNICAL
Corrected formatting errors in section numbering and removed duplicate lines that appeared in the draft version.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 88 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB890ER)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Rural
upper
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russet Perry
DDemocratic
Co
Christie Craig
RRepublican
Co
Timmy French
RRepublican
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