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Votes at a glance: Senate ACNR committee reports multiple agriculture and natural-resources bills
Summary
The Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee took electronic votes on a series of bills, reporting most to the floor or with amendments. Several bills passed unanimously; a handful were reported by narrower margins.
The Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee moved a slate of bills to the Senate floor during its session, using the electronic voting board for formal outcomes. Most measures were reported without debate; below are the bills the committee recorded action on during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- SB 857 (clarifies department authority in emergencies): reported with amendments, 21-0. - SB 890 (agriculture commodity boards: appointments and membership terms): reported, 21-0. - SB 933 (fishing with trawling and drag nets): reported, 21-0 (transcript contains a brief numeric discrepancy during announcement; final recorded outcome reported as unanimous). - SB 969 (Mineral and Mine Safety Act changes): reported, 21-0. - SB (grooming and boarding inspections): reported, 14-7. - SB 1093 (Virginia erosion and stormwater management: right of entry changes): reported, 21-0. - SB 1166 (invasive plants timing amendment): reported with amendments, 16-4. - SB 1169 (Marine Resources Commission permit changes): reported, 21-0. - SB 903 (pet shop sale and procurement regulations): reported with amendments, 21-0. - SB 907 (state-run testing facilities and primates): reported, 15-5. - SB 1000 (increase in livestock/poultry compensation): reported, 21-0. - SB 1125 (propagation of mammalian wildlife in captivity; substitute): reported with substitute, 15-6. - SB 1127 (animal testing facilities; public notification): reported with amendments, 21-0. - SB 1495 (adds cattle to incinerator exemptions): reported, 21-0. - SB 1204 (hunter education coordinator staffing — reported separately above): reported, 13-8. - SB 1319 (PFAS wastewater reporting — reported separately above): reported with amendments, 14-6. - SB 851 (local ordinances and tier 4 rainwater harvesting systems): reported, 21-0.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the floor; some measures included line or technical amendments adopted by voice vote before the electronic tally. Several bills had previously cleared House committees or the full House in identical or similar form; the committee frequently noted that alignment to avoid conference committees was a factor.
The committee paused for an agriculture subcommittee report and heard testimony on several agency bills. Measures with narrower margins or contested language were accompanied by stakeholder testimony and staff clarifications; bills with unanimous tallies generally drew little or no public opposition in the hearing record.
