HB 492 VA

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Introduced

Public utilities; vegetation management in public parks. Requires a public utility, when managing trees, shrubs, or other plants located in any public park owned or operated by a locality, to consult with the locality and aim to trim or prune such trees, shrubs, or other plants only to the extent necessary to preserve the reliability of service.

• Holly M. Seibold Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102120D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB492) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Motion to rerefer to Labor and Commerce agreed to · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Rereferred to Labor and Commerce · lower
10. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Labor and Commerce · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML