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SB300 • 2026

Peanut; designating as state snack.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; state snack; peanut.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Jordan
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not specify how the designation will be used or promoted.

Designating Peanut as State Snack

This bill designates the peanut as the official state snack of Virginia.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new section to the Code of Virginia that lists the peanut as an official emblem and designation for the Commonwealth.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people of Virginia who may be interested in learning about their state's official symbols.
  • State agencies responsible for maintaining information on Virginia’s official emblems and designations.

Terms To Know

Emblem
A symbol or figure used to represent a specific idea, organization, or place, such as the state bird or flower.
Designation
An official recognition given by law to something that represents a particular aspect of a state's culture or heritage.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how this designation will be used or promoted.
  • It is unclear if there are any penalties for misuse of the state snack designation.
  • There is no funding provided to support activities related to the peanut as a state symbol.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Rules

    Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-03-02 Studies Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-03-01 Studies Subcommittee

    Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

  4. 2026-02-06 House

    Placed on Calendar

  5. 2026-02-06 Rules

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  6. 2026-02-06 House

    Read first time

  7. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  8. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Read second time

  9. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  10. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  11. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  14. 2026-01-28 General Laws and Technology

    Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

  15. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101972D

  16. 2026-01-13 General Laws and Technology

    Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Official Summary Text

Official emblems and designations; state snack; peanut.
Designates the peanut as the official state snack.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL to amend and reenact §
1-510
of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; state snack; peanut.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
1-510
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
1-510
. Official emblems and designations.
The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth:
Artisan Center — "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City of Waynesboro.
Bat — Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus).
Beverage — Milk.
Bird — Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).
Blue Ridge Folklore State Center — Blue Ridge Institute located in the village of Ferrum.
Boat — "Chesapeake Bay Deadrise."
Cabin Capital of Virginia — Page County.
Coal Miners' Memorial — The Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial located in Tazewell County.
Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth — Patrick County.
Covered Bridge Festival — Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in Patrick County.
Dog — American Foxhound.
Fish (Freshwater) — Brook Trout.
Fish (Saltwater) — Striped Bass.
Flag of Remembrance of September 11, 2001 — Freedom Flag, designed by a Virginian, as the flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.
Fleet — Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, which comprised the Commonwealth's founding fleet that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg.
Flower — American Dogwood (Cornus florida).
Folk dance — Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestry to the English Country Dance and the French Ballroom Dance, and is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers, and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, the Virginia Reel, and heritage dances.
Fossil — Chesapecten jeffersonius.
Gold mining interpretive center — Monroe Park, located in the County of Fauquier.
Insect — Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus).
Maple Festival — The Highland County Maple Festival.
Motor sports museum — "Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame," located in Patrick County.
Opry — The Virginia Opry.
Outdoor drama — "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama," adapted for the stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone Gap.
Outdoor drama, historical — "The Long Way Home" based on the life of Mary Draper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed in the City of Radford.
Pollinator — Honey Bee (Apis mellifera).
Pony — Chincoteague Pony.
Rock — Nelsonite.
Salamander — Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).
Shakespeare festival — The Virginia Shakespeare Festival held in the City of Williamsburg.
Shell — Oyster shell (Crassostrea virginica).
Snack — Peanut.
Snake — Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis).
Song emeritus — "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," by James A. Bland, as set out in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia at the Session of 1940.
Song (Popular) — "Sweet Virginia Breeze," by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett.
Song (Traditional) — "Our Great Virginia," lyrics by Mike Greenly and arranged by Jim Papoulis with music from the original American folk song "Oh Shenandoah."
Spirit — George Washington's rye whiskey produced at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Sports hall of fame — "Virginia Sports Hall of Fame," located in the City of Portsmouth.
Television series — "Song of the Mountains."
Tree — American Dogwood (Cornus florida).
War memorial museum — "Virginia War Museum," (formerly known as the War Memorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.