# Virginia SB152: Bicentennial farm program; State Forester to establish and administer.

Virginia SB152, Bicentennial farm program; State Forester to establish and administer., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by T. Travis Hackworth (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-03 (Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB152-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB152
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Bicentennial farm program; State Forester to establish and administer.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-03: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB152) (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103041D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083521.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083520.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083521.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083520.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB152-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).