HB1837
Dealers in agricultural produce.
Summary
As Introduced. Dealers in agricultural produce.
Repeals provisions relating to the licensing requirements of any person who buys, sells, solicits for sale, processes for sale or resale, resells, exchanges, negotiates, purchases, or contracts for processing or transfers any fruits and vegetables of a producer of such produce in Virginia. The bill maintains the exclusion of such ... (More) person under the commission merchant licensing requirements if such person holds a license under the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The bill also makes technical changes to references to agricultural produce as a result of the repeal. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100680D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1837)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1837ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1837)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 142 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0142)
