# Virginia HB1091: Right to farm; solar panels.

Virginia HB1091, Right to farm; solar panels., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amy J. Laufer (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1091-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1091
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Right to farm; solar panels.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy J. Laufer (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reconsidered by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture (House)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1091) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104422D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229488.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229487.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229488.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229487.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1091-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).