2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1837: Dealers in agricultural produce.

Legislative Summary

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 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.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100680D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1837)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1837ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1837)
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/19/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 142 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/19/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0142)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/19/202516.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/202516.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202517.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/202597.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/202598.7 KB