# Virginia SB719: Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.

Virginia SB719, Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David W. Marsden (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB719
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)
- Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (312 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, during the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, to develop and implement a written comprehensive Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan that is designed to be enacted over the course of such gubernatorial administration's term. The Secretary is directed to submit a report detailing the progress made toward the development and implementation of the Plan to the Governor and to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by December 1 of the first year of each new gubernatorial administration. This bill is identical to HB 512.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Plan to boost farms and timber businesses: benefit, low. The law requires the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to create and carry out a Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan in the first year of each new governor’s term. The plan is meant to be put in place over that governor’s full term. It focuses on growth, diversification, and economic strength for a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB719ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-27: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB719) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Presented and ordered printed 26105420D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222924.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222923.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191364.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191363.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104035.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104034.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101265.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098481.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092152.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092149.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222924.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222923.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191364.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191363.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104035.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104034.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101265.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098481.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092152.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092149.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB719-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).