HB 388 VA

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Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species. Allows a service district created within a locality to control the spread of any plant that is identified on the list of invasive plant species established by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. This bill is identical to SB 89.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104779D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
14. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Feb 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108412D-S1 · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Feb 24, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Local Government Substitute agreed to · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB388ER) · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129) · 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
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML