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Apple Board; repeal. Repeals the Apple Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, and provides that any funds remaining in the Apple Fund as of July 1, 2028, shall be transferred to the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund. The bill provides that the excise tax levied on apples grown in the Commonwealth shall not be collected for the 2026 harvest season and requires the chair of the Apple Board to file a report with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services no later than June 30, 2028, with a statement of total receipts and disbursements of the Apple Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028. This bill is identical to SB 390.
Introduced
Dec 30, 2025
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB65)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB65ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day
Read third time
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB65)
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103449D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Dan I. Helmer