VirginiaInvasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty.
What it does
Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners; civil penalty. Provides that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may assess a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation to any tradesperson involved with proposing or installing plants who fails to provide written notification to property owners when such plants are on the Department of Conservation and Recreation's list of invasive plant species. Current law provides that any such tradesperson who fails to provide such written notice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 710.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 5Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 5Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383)
- Mar 5Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB383ER)Major
- Mar 5EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Mar 2Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 6Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383)
- Feb 4Committee substitute printed 26105869D-S1Major
- Feb 3Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 28Assigned HACNR sub: Rural AffairsMinor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100169DIntroduced