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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. This bill is identical to SB 383.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710)
Committee substitute printed 26106450D-H1
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103374D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026