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UPDATE: Ask House Committee to Support HB 1089  
Sign Revised Petition and Attend Hearing on Friday!
Anthony Bavuso,
one of the farmers who
would be helped by HB 1089

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Updates

 

8 a.m. Friday - January 31, 2014 

General Assembly Building

House Room D
1000 Bank St
Richmond, VA
23218 
[directions]
(804) 698-1619

UPDATE: House Bill 1089 reported out of Subcommittee #2 with unanimous support during the hearing on Thursday, Jan 30!  

This is good news!   

 

The full House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee will hear House Bill 1089 on Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 a.m. in House Room D in the General Assembly building.

 

Please show your support and take action.  

See action items below! 


Already take action on HB 1089? Please take action again and inundate the entire House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee with your support of this bill!  

Please share this alert with friends and family.  
ItemA
About the Bill
 

House Bill 1089 clarifies the meaning of the term "agricultural products." This clarification will protect small farmers from local government overregulation. More concise definitions of terms like "agricultural products" will help to prevent farmers from unnecessary and costly court battles in the future.

 

House Bill 1089 - Zoning - Clarifies definition of "agricultural products" 

 

HB 1089 was introduced by Delegate Rick Morris

 

See details about HB 1089 at www.lis.virginia.gov/HB1089 


Read FTCLDF's article about Anthony Bavuso's case. 
ItemB
Take Action
Ask House Committee to vote YES on HB 1089 to clarify the meaning of "agricultural products."
 
1. Sign the online petition at www.bit.ly/ftc-va2 to email all members of the committee.

2. Attend the public hearing scheduled for
Friday, January 31, 2014 at 8 a.m. in House Room D, General Assembly Building 1000 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23218.
 
3. Follow up with phone calls and emails to all the House Committee Members.


When you call or write, please emphasize that you want them to support small farmers by supporting this bill: "House Bill 1089: Zoning; clarifies definition of agricultural products."

4. Comment on the Richmond Sunlight webpage
about HB 1089 at
www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2014/hb1089
 
ItemC
Sample Message
Your calls and emails make a difference. 

If you send an email, please be sure to personalize your message! To make a much bigger impact, add a couple of sentences about who you are and why HB 1089 matters to you. 
 
SAMPLE MESSAGE for emails or calls: 
      

Dear Delegates of Counties, Cities and Towns House Committee,

 

Please support HB 1089, introduced by Delegate Morris. HB 1089 will help protect small farmers from local government overregulation by clarifying the meaning of an "agricultural product" and will help keep our small farmers from having to defend themselves in Court.

 

Thank you for your support. 

ItemD
Committee Email Address List
To be more effective, please follow up your email with a phone call to the legislators. 
Click here for phone numbers.  
ItemE
House Committee Members

 

If you are a constituent of any of these legislators on the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, please consider doing a follow-up call after signing the petition. To do so, see who represents you and compare it with the list of Counties, Cities and Towns Committee members voting on HB 1089. Then call your legislators who are on that committee. 

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