HB512Introduced in the House of Delegates
Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.
Introduced by Kimberly Pope Adams, District 82
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, during the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, to develop and implement a written comprehensive Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan that is designed to be enacted over the course of such gubernatorial administration's term. The Secretary is directed to submit a report detailing the progress made toward the development and implementation of the Plan to the Governor and to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by December 1 of the first year of each new gubernatorial administration. This bill is identical to SB 719.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · February 27, 2026
37
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103266D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB512)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Read second time
committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB512)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB512ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB512)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 800 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Agriculture Subcommittee Amendment (amendment)
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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