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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. 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.
Introduced
Jan 1, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 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 (HB88)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB88ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee substitute rejected
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26107203D-H2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Reported from Transportation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Committee substitute printed 26106402D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102366D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Amy J. Laufer
Holly M. Seibold