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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.
Introduced
Jan 7, 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 (SB163)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB163ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by temporarily
Read second time
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Read first time
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB163)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103024D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Ryan T. McDougle