SB 383 VA

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Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners; civil penalty. Provides that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may assess a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation to any tradesperson involved with proposing or installing plants who fails to provide written notification to property owners when such plants are on the Department of Conservation and Recreation's list of invasive plant species. Current law provides that any such tradesperson who fails to provide such written notice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 710.

• Timmy French Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100169D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383) · upper
4. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105869D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
25. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
27. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB383ER) · upper
28. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383) · upper
29. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413) · 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
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Rural Affairs Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Rural Affairs Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML