# Virginia HJ447: Statewide food desert mapping tool; Virginia Commission to End Hunger to establish, report.

Virginia HJ447, Statewide food desert mapping tool; Virginia Commission to End Hunger to establish, report., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-03-12 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ447ER)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ447
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Statewide food desert mapping tool; Virginia Commission to End Hunger to establish, report.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ447ER)
- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (114 yes, 33 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Commission to End Hunger; statewide food desert mapping tool; report. Directs the Virginia Commission to End Hunger to establish a statewide food desert mapping tool, using geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic data to identify food deserts and food apartheid zones in the Commonwealth in order to create a comprehensive and actionable statewide food desert mapping tool. The Commission is directed to collaborate with the Departments of Health, Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Social Services, in addition to universities and nonprofit organizations with relevant experience and expertise, to build the mapping tool. Technical assistance in building the mapping tool shall be provided to the Commission by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Rules (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 31 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 11 | 2 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-12: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ447ER) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from Rules (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Agreed to by House (64-Y 31-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House (House)
- 2025-02-03: Taken up (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Rules (11-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103345D (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070416.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070415.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014494.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014493.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070416.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070415.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014494.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014493.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ447-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).