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HB 1016 VA
Passed One Chamber

Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

This bill would direct the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create and maintain a list of houseplants that are toxic to cats and dogs. The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service is a research and outreach program operated by Virginia Tech that provides educational information to Virginia residents. Many common houseplants are toxic to pets if ingested or contacted. The list would help pet owners identify which houseplants may pose a health risk to their cats and dogs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2 a section numbered 3.2-6502.1, relating to Virginia Cooperative Extension Service; cats and dogs; list of toxic houseplants.

Sponsor (1)
2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (18)
  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100685D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1016) · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
  6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) · lower
  7. Feb 4, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  10. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
  12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
  15. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals · upper
  16. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
  17. Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  18. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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