Farmers Farm Produce And Equipment
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Permanent farm use placards; prohibits use by persons not entitled. [HB-1883]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Permanent farm use placards. Repeals the requirement for the owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. Under current law, such requirement will become effective July 1, 2023. The bill reinstates the authority of law-enforcement officers to inquire about the address or real
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholas Freitas
Left In Transportation on 02/07/2023
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Permanent farm use placards; owner or lessee of vehicle claiming exemption from registration, etc. [SB-1196]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Permanent farm use placards. Repeals the requirement for the owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. Under current law, such requirement will become effective July 1, 2023. The bill reinstates the authority of any law-enforcement officer to inquire about the address or real
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Passed By Indefinitely In Transportation (15-y 0-n) on 01/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Farm use placards; permanent placards for any pickup or panel truck, etc. [HB-1806]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Property Tax ]
[Food ]
Farm use placards. Delays from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, the date by which vehicles claiming a farm use exemption are required to obtain a farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and display such placard at all times. The bill provides that the requirement to display a farm use placard only applies to pickup or panel trucks and sport utility vehicles. The bill removes certain requirements on the application for a farm use placard, prohibits requesting additional information on such application, and prohibits disclosure of application
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bloxom
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 85 (effective 7/1/23) on 03/21/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Farm use placards; permanent placards for any pickup or panel truck, etc. [SB-1057]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Property Tax ]
[Food ]
Farm use placards. Delays from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, the date by which vehicles claiming a farm use exemption are required to obtain a farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and display such placard at all times. The bill provides that the requirement to display a farm use placard only applies to pickup or panel trucks and sport utility vehicles. The bill removes certain requirements on the application for a farm use placard, prohibits requesting additional information on such application, and prohibits disclosure of application
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0086) on 03/21/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements. [HB-1486]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements. Expands the list of certain farm machinery and farm implements that a locality may exempt from personal property taxes to include (i) motor vehicles used primarily for agricultural purposes, (ii) privately owned trailers primarily used by farmers in their farming operations, and (iii) season-extending vegetable hoop houses used for in-field production of produce. The bill states that a locality that exempts motor vehicles or privately owned trailers pursuant to these provisions shall not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0344) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Permanent farm use placards; owner or lessee of vehicle claiming exemption from registration, etc. [HB-1453]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Permanent farm use placards. Repeals the requirement for the owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. Under current law, such requirement will become effective July 1, 2023. The bill reinstates the authority of any law-enforcement officer to inquire about the address or real
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Left In Transportation on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Personal property tax; locality may exempt farm machinery and farm implements. [HB-1295]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements. Provides that a locality may exempt from tangible personal property taxes certain farm machinery and farm implements, which shall include (i) freezer and refrigeration equipment for storage and sale of on-farm-produced meat, produce, and grain and (ii) season-extending vegetable hoop houses used for in-field production of produce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwendolyn Gooditis
Left In Finance on 11/22/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Personal property tax; locality may exempt farm machinery and farm implements. [HB-1295]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements. Provides that a locality may exempt from tangible personal property taxes certain farm machinery and farm implements, which shall include (i) freezer and refrigeration equipment for storage and sale of on-farm-produced meat, produce, and grain and (ii) season-extending vegetable hoop houses used for in-field production of produce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwendolyn Gooditis
Continued To 2023 In Finance By Voice Vote on 02/02/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Agribusiness; includes farmers markets and roadside farm markets. [HB-262]
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[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Agribusiness. Clarifies that existing agribusiness in the Commonwealth includes farmers markets and roadside farm markets.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Tabled In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (19-y 0-n) on 02/09/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee to obtain for vehicle from DMV. [SB-186]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use placard. Requires an owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. The bill requires the applicant to provide specified information about the vehicle and its usage, pay a $15 fee, and certify that the vehicle is insured. The provisions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0051) on 04/01/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee to obtain for vehicle from DMV. [HB-179]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use placard. Requires an owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. The bill requires the applicant to provide specified information about the vehicle and its usage, pay a $15 fee, and certify that the vehicle is insured. The provisions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bloxom
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0052) on 04/01/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee of vehicle claiming farm use exemption to obtain. [HB-33]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use placard. Requires an owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The applicant is required to show proof of insurance and a copy of the applicant's Federal Schedule F Tax Form. The Department shall not charge a fee for a farm use placard.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ronnie Campbell
Left In Transportation on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Farmers market food and beverage products; sales considered essential during state of emergency. [HB-2302]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Farmers markets treated as grocery stores during state of emergency. Provides that farmers markets shall be treated the same as grocery stores if such stores are allowed to remain open as essential businesses during a state of emergency declared by the Governor. Farmers markets treated as grocery stores during state of emergency. Provides that farmers markets shall be treated the same as grocery stores if such stores are allowed to remain open as essential businesses during a state of emergency declared by the Governor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0198) on 03/18/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. [HB-1786]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemptions from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for (i) persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees and (ii) certain temporary foreign workers. Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemptions from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for (i) persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees and (ii) certain temporary foreign workers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Failed To Report (defeated) In Commerce And Labor (5-y 10-n) on 02/22/2021
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Produce safety; farm inspections, civil penalty. [SB-1195]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
Produce safety; farm inspections; civil penalty. Prohibits certain farms from violating the federal regulations that set minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fruits and vegetables. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of the law and gives the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services free access at reasonable hours to certain farms to inspect the farms and take samples. The Commissioner also is authorized to seize certain produce
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Stuart
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0574) on 03/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Farm use vehicles, certain; registration exemption, highway distance limitations. [HB-2239]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Registration exemption for certain farm use vehicles; highway distance limitations. Increases from 50 to 75 miles the maximum travel distance allowable for travel to obtain supplies or from one part of the owner's land to another by a vehicle used for agricultural or horticultural purposes in order to qualify for exemption from the requirements to obtain a registration certificate, license plates, or decals and pay a registration fee. The bill also increases from 50 to 75 miles the maximum travel distance allowable by vehicles used for seasonal
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Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matthew Fariss
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0538) on 03/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Food products; sale at farmers market, farm, or home. [HB-2030]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Food products; sale at farmers market, farm, or home. Exempts a producer of food, including milk, products made from milk, and poultry, from regulations of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services so long as the sale of such food by the producer is made directly to the end consumer; the sale is conducted at a farmers market or through a home or farm; the food product contains no uninspected meat other than poultry; and the producer informs the end consumer that the food product is not certified, regulated, or inspected.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholas Freitas
Failed To Report (defeated) In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (6-y 15-n) on 02/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Farm products; crime to maliciously damage or destroy. [HB-1954]
[Agriculture ]
[Crime ]
[Food ]
Damaging or destroying farm products. Makes it a crime to maliciously damage or destroy any farm products, including any crops, and requires the court to determine the market value of the products when awarding restitution. The bill provides that a violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony if the value of the product is $400 or more and as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value is less than $400. Current law makes certain damage or destruction a crime only if the person committing the act knows that the farm products are grown for testing or research
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Webert
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Farmers' markets; farm and forest land conversion. [HB-1781]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
Farmers markets; farm and forest land conversion; plans. Removes the requirements that certain agencies analyze the impact of regulations on the conversion of farm and forest lands and that the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services summarize the reports of the operators of state-owned farmers markets to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0005) on 02/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use. [SB-899]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to seek an exemption from the federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program for conventional, ethanol-free gasoline sold and delivered for use in farm motor vehicles. This bill is identical to HB 1520.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0545) on 03/16/2017