HB 710 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 SB 383.

• Justin Pence Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103374D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106450D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
15. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER) · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) · 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, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML