HB 88 VA

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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.

• Amy J. Laufer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 1, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102366D · lower
2. Jan 1, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106402D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107203D-H2 · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
16. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
17. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
18. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
20. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
21. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88) · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
28. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB88ER) · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88) · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 63 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML