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VA HB 1091

died on adjournment

Right to farm; solar panels.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Right to farm; solar panels. Adds any operation for the production of electricity from solar panels concurrent with the bona fide production of crops, animals, or fowl to the definition of "agricultural operation" in the Right to Farm law, which limits the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed a nuisance by preventing certain actions by localities.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Amy J. Lauferprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104422D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1091)

  4. 2026-01-27

    Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-28

    Reconsidered by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)

  6. 2026-02-04

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  7. 2026-02-11

    Continued to next session in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1091

Attribution

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