Noxious weeds; amends definition, commercial viability, phase-out period, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-800 and 3.2-802 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; noxious weeds; commercial viability.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; noxious weeds; commercial viability; report. Amends the definition of noxious weed to remove the exclusion for living plants or parts thereof that are commercially viable or commercially propagated in Virginia and removes the requirement that the Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee include in its recommendations to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services an analysis of the current and potential in-state commercial viability of a plant species. The
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 2, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 66 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Holly M. Seibold
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 96, X 2, N 2
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 66.