VirginiaPesticide control; agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt.
What it does
Pesticide control; agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt. Provides that volunteers associated with state agencies, municipal corporations, or other governmental agencies shall be certified as commercial applicators or registered technicians for the use of pesticides, provided that such certification is valid only when applying or supervising application of pesticides used by such governmental agencies. The bill also exempts from applicator certification requirements any unpaid volunteer who uses any nonrestricted herbicide with the express authorization of a state agency for the sole purpose of controlling invasive plants or noxious weeds on properties owned by such state agency.
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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 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 335 (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 (SB163)
- Mar 5Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB163ER)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)Major
- Mar 2Passed by temporarily
- 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
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Feb 24Assigned HACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 26Passed SenatePassed House
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Jan 23Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Read second timeMinor
- Jan 22Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 22Read first timeMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB163)
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103024DIntroduced