---
type: "Bill"
title: "Native plant species; state agencies to prioritize use on state properties."
description: "Native plant species; state agencies to prioritize use on state properties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1998"
citation: "Virginia HB 1998 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Krizek"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/233db42d-2e4e-4273-9e72-0c3b9f0ea48c"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1998"
source_hash: "1c1b8d66015140a702aab5867ebf8d5bc03a71328ee524ccd38538376e271bd9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1998 (2023) — Native plant species; state agencies to prioritize use on state properties.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0193** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0193)
2. **HB1998ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1998ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100246D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1998)
4. **Printed as engrossed 23100246D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1998E)

## Votes

- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (95-Y 4-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Krizek — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100246D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 2-N)
- **2023-01-25** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Impact statement from DPB (HB1998)
- **2023-02-03** Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB1998E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23100246D-E
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (95-Y 4-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB1998E)
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-22** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB1998ER)
- **2023-02-22** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-22** Approved by Governor-Chapter 193 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-22** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/233db42d-2e4e-4273-9e72-0c3b9f0ea48c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).