VirginiaHighway rights-of-way; invasive species.
What it does
Highway rights-of-way; invasive species. Prohibits the Commonwealth Transportation Board (the Board) and Commissioner of Highways from planting or causing or suffering to be planted any invasive plant on the list of invasive plants created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on the right-of-way of any state highway. Current law prohibits the planting of three listed plants if the governing body of the locality declares such weeds or plants to be injurious and requires the Board to remove such plants.
More detail
The bill removes such requirement for the Board to remove such plants and requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of the processes and resources that are necessary and appropriate to (i) determine the prevalence of invasive plants on the list of invasive plant species created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and develop options for establishing and implementing a plan to remove or control such plants and manage such plants on an ongoing basis.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 63 (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 4Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 4Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
- Mar 4Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB88ER)Major
- Mar 4EnrolledMinor
- Feb 27Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 25Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 11committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 11committee substitute rejected
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26107203D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4House subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 26106402D-H1Major
- Jan 29Reported from Transportation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
- Jan 19Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and FundingMinor
- Jan 1Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 1Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102366DIntroduced