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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 300: Peanut; designating as state snack.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 300 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Peanut; designating as state snack. Primary sponsor: Emily Jordan (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2026): Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Mark PeakeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Read first time
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  8. Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
  9. Read second time
  10. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  11. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source