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HB506 • 2026

Animal slaughterhouse; VDACS, et al., additional slaughterhouse in Northern Virginia, report.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to direct the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to consider the benefits, feasibility, and impact of an additional animal slaughterhouse located in Northern Virginia; report.</p>

Agriculture
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
McAuliff
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific impacts or costs related to the residents of Northern Virginia or the construction of a new slaughterhouse.

Report on Additional Slaughterhouse in Northern Virginia

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a work group that will examine whether an additional animal slaughterhouse should be built in Northern Virginia, and report their findings by December 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a work group made up of relevant stakeholders to consider the benefits, feasibility, and impact of an additional animal slaughterhouse located in Northern Virginia.
  • Requires the Department to submit a report with the work group's findings and recommendations by December 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Farmers and people in the meat industry

Terms To Know

slaughterhouse
A place where animals are killed for their meat.
work group
A team of people who work together to solve a problem or make decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen after the report is given.
  • It's unclear if the Department has enough information to decide on building another slaughterhouse.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 House

    Left in Committee Rules

  2. 2026-01-23 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB506)

  3. 2026-01-23 Studies Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)

  4. 2026-01-22 Studies Subcommittee

    Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

  5. 2026-01-12 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103306D

  6. 2026-01-12 Rules

    Referred to Committee on Rules

Official Summary Text

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; animal slaughterhouse; report.
Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group composed of relevant stakeholders to consider the benefits, feasibility, and impact of an additional animal slaughterhouse located in Northern Virginia and to submit a report of the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than December 1, 2027.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL to direct the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to consider the benefits, feasibility, and impact of an additional animal slaughterhouse located in Northern Virginia; report.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1.
That the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
(the Department)
shall convene a work group composed of relevant stakeholders to consider the benefits, feasibility, and impact o
f an additional
animal
slaughterhouse
located
in Northern Virginia. The
Department shall
submit
a
report
of
the work group's
findings and recommendations
to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and
Natural Resources
no later than
December 1, 202
7
.