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State Forester; bicentennial farm program established. Directs the State Forester to establish and administer a bicentennial farm program to honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 200 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a farm shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 200 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm products. The bill also repeals a provision of law to reflect the transfer of the Century Farm Program from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Forestry's Office of Farmland Preservation as a result of the passage of HB 892 and SB 616 in the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Introduced
Jan 2, 2026
Last Action
Feb 18, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB105)
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102028D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Jason S. Ballard