SB 163 VA

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Pesticide control; agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt. Provides that volunteers associated with state agencies, municipal corporations, or other governmental agencies shall be certified as commercial applicators or registered technicians for the use of pesticides, provided that such certification is valid only when applying or supervising application of pesticides used by such governmental agencies. The bill also exempts from applicator certification requirements any unpaid volunteer who uses any nonrestricted herbicide with the express authorization of a state agency for the sole purpose of controlling invasive plants or noxious weeds on properties owned by such state agency.

• Ryan T. McDougle Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103024D · upper
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB163) · upper
5. Jan 22, 2026 Read first time · upper
6. Jan 22, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 22, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Jan 23, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Passed Senate · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
15. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
16. Feb 25, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
17. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB163ER) · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB163) · upper
27. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML