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Support VA Constitutional Amendment - HJ 519

 

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Support VA Constitutional Amendment 
(HJ 519) 

 

UPDATE: Tuesday evening, January 27th, SJ 264 was withdrawn by the patron Senator Thomas A. Garrett, in spite of the fact that it was reported out of the sub-committee with a vote of 4-2 in favor and all of the public calls in support as well as the many supporters that came out in person. Senator Garrett stated there were concerns raised that Virginia would lose their USDA state meat inspections and was not computable going forward with the "right to acquire" Amendment this year without further investigation.

 

Thanks to everyone for your support and efforts to share this information. You are making a difference!

HJ 519 is the twin sister of SJ 264 and still has a chance; voting on this will go very quickly, so please support by contacting the Privileges and Elections Committee members (contact info below) and let them know you stand up for your right to acquire the foods of your choice!

 

Reminder: the Proposed Constitutional Amendment would read, "That the people shall have a right to acquire, for their own consumption, farm-produced food directly at the farm with agreement from the farmer who produced it."

 

See more information to better understand the issues.

 

See corresponding action below.  

 

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Support Raw Milk Bill & Home Processing Bill


Contact Committee Members & Attend Hearing

Food Safety

Support Raw Milk Bill & Home Processing Bill

Take Action Below!


 Raw Milk Bill (HB 1461) - provides raw milk sales for small farms, 3 cows or less

See Full Text

 

Home Processing Bill (HB 1290)

See Full Text

 

BOTH bills need support to make it out of the Agriculture sub-committee and will be heard:

 

Monday, February 2, at 4 p.m.

General Assembly Building, 7th floor

West Conference Room, room 803

Capitol Square

Richmond, Virginia 23219

 

See corresponding action below. 


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TAKE ACTION for HJ 519
Constitutional Amendment

Please call and/or email each member of the Privileges and Election Committee and ask them to support HJ 519.


To be most effective, please follow up any email with a phone call.

 

Contact Info to Support Constitutional Amendment (HJ 519):

  

Delegate Mark L. Cole   (R) 

(804) 698-1088

[email protected]

 

Delegate Riley E. Ingram   (R)

(804) 698-1062

[email protected]

 

Delegate S. Chris Jones   (R) 

(804) 698-1076

[email protected]

 

Delegate David B. Albo   (R)

(804) 698-1042

[email protected]

 

Delegate John M. O'Bannon, III   (R)

(804) 698-1073

[email protected]

 

Delegate Jackson H. Miller   (R)  

(804) 698-1050

[email protected]

 

Delegate R. Steven Landes   (R) 

(804) 698-1025

[email protected]

 

Delegate Timothy D. Hugo   (R)  

(804) 698-1040

[email protected]

 

Delegate David I. Ramadan   (R) 

(804) 698-1087

[email protected]

 

Delegate Margaret B. Ransone   (R)  

(804) 698-1099

[email protected]

 

Delegate Israel D. O'Quinn   (R) 

(804) 698-1005

[email protected]

 

Delegate Joseph R. Yost   (R)  

(804) 698-1012

[email protected]

 

Delegate J. Randall Minchew   (R) 

(804) 698-1010

[email protected]

 

Delegate Nick Rush   (R)  

(804) 698-1007

[email protected]

 

Delegate Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.   (R)  

(804) 698-1055

[email protected]

 

Delegate Johnny S. Joannou   (D) 

(804) 698-1079

[email protected]

 

Delegate Mark D. Sickles   (D)

(804) 698-1043

[email protected]

 

Delegate K. Rob Krupicka   (D)

(804) 698-1045

[email protected]

 

Delegate Michael T. Futrell   (D)

(804) 698-1002

[email protected]

 

Delegate Sam Rasoul   (D)

(804) 698-1011

[email protected]

 

Delegate Joseph C. Lindsey   (D)   

(804) 698-1090

[email protected]

 

Delegate Kathleen Murphy   (D)

(804) 698-1034

[email protected]

 

Copy the below list into your email client's "To" field to email every member of the Committee:

 

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

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TAKE ACTION for HB 1461 & HB 1290

Raw Milk Bill & Home Processing Bill

 

Take Action #1: Attend the hearing:

 

Monday, February 2, at 4 p.m.

General Assembly Building, 7th floor

West Conference Room, room 803

Capitol Square

Richmond, Virginia 23219 [directions]

 

Take Action #2: Contact Agriculture Sub-Committee Members: 

 

Please call and/or email each member of sub-committee.


To be most effective, please follow up any email with a phone call.

 

Delegate Robert D. Orrock, Sr.   (R)

(804) 698-1054

[email protected]

 

Delegate Charles D. Poindexter   (R)

(804) 698-1009

[email protected]

 

Delegate Barry D. Knight   (R)

(804) 698-1081

[email protected]

 

Delegate James W. Morefield   (R)

(804) 698-1003

[email protected]

 

Delegate Matthew James   (D)

(804) 698-1080

[email protected]

 

Delegate Mark L. Keam   (D)

(804) 698-1035

[email protected]


 


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