republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-2030.md

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Bill	Neonicotinoid pesticides; communication between beekeepers and applicators.	Neonicotinoid pesticides; local regulation andnotice; penalty. Requires a person who uses a neonicotinoid pesticide,defined in the bill, to give prior written notice at every addresswithin one-half mile and authorizes the Board of Agriculture andConsumer Services to adopt regulations to enforce the provisionsof the bill. A violation of the failure to give notice is a Class1 misdemeanor and shall be subject to an additional fine of up to $500,000 if death or serious physical harm to any person is causedby the violation. The bill also authorizesany locality to regulate or prohibit the distribution, possession,or sale of any neonicotinoid or other pesticide that the localitydeems harmful to pollinators or to regulate or prohibit any outdooruse in an area that is zoned for residential, business, commercial,or industrial use. A person who violates such ordinance shall besubject to a civil penalty, not to exceed $50 for the first violationor violations arising from the same set of operative facts, and $200for subsequent violations within a 12-month period, but not to exceed$3,000 within a 12-month period.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2021	HB 2030	Virginia HB 2030 (2021)	bill		enacted	Paul E. Krizek	6	47	9	2021-01-12	2021-03-31	openstates	ocd-bill/d43dd38e-e477-40a2-a06d-2aab5e25f8ff	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2030	b6b1042f2b5f3937ad8dc3fb53483f984c8caa3faededa6bd86618b9f76df8d9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 2030 (2021) — Neonicotinoid pesticides; communication between beekeepers and applicators.

Neonicotinoid pesticides; local regulation andnotice; penalty. Requires a person who uses a neonicotinoid pesticide,defined in the bill, to give prior written notice at every addresswithin one-half mile and authorizes the Board of Agriculture andConsumer Services to adopt regulations to enforce the provisionsof the bill. A violation of the failure to give notice is a Class1 misdemeanor and shall be subject to an additional fine of up to $500,000 if death or serious physical harm to any person is causedby the violation. The bill also authorizesany locality to regulate or prohibit the distribution, possession,or sale of any neonicotinoid or other pesticide that the localitydeems harmful to pollinators or to regulate or prohibit any outdooruse in an area that is zoned for residential, business, commercial,or industrial use. A person who violates such ordinance shall besubject to a civil penalty, not to exceed $50 for the first violationor violations arising from the same set of operative facts, and $200for subsequent violations within a 12-month period, but not to exceed$3,000 within a 12-month period.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0458 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 21103859D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Committee substitute printed 21200338D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB2030ER (committee substitute) — source
5. HB2030S2 (committee substitute) — source
6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102676D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
• Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 10-N) — 86–10 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (8-Y 7-N) — 8–7 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 5–3 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Passage (66-Y 34-N) — 65–34 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Paul E. Krizek — primary (person)
• Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
• Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
• Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
• Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
• Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
• Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102676D introduction
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2021-01-15 Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture referral-committee
• 2021-01-20 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2021-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
• 2021-01-27 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2021-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 2021-01-27 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2021-01-27 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2021-01-27 Committee substitute printed 21103859D-H1 substitution
• 2021-01-28 Read first time reading-1
• 2021-01-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-01-29 Committee substitute agreed to 21103859D-H1
• 2021-01-29 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2030H1
• 2021-02-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB2030H1)
• 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 34-N) passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-01 VOTE: Passage (66-Y 34-N)
• 2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-16 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (8-Y 7-N) committee-passage
• 2021-02-16 Committee substitute printed 21200338D-S1 substitution
• 2021-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB2030S1)
• 2021-02-19 Read third time reading-3
• 2021-02-19 Passed by for the day
• 2021-02-22 Read third time reading-3
• 2021-02-22 Passed by for the day
• 2021-02-23 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2021-02-23 Floor substitute printed 21200429D-S2 (Petersen)
• 2021-02-23 Read third time reading-3
• 2021-02-23 Reading of substitute waived
• 2021-02-23 Committee substitute rejected 21200338D-S1
• 2021-02-23 Reading of substitute waived
• 2021-02-23 Substitute by Senator Petersen agreed to 21200429D-S2
• 2021-02-23 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2030S2
• 2021-02-23 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2021-02-24 Placed on Calendar
• 2021-02-24 Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200429D-S2 (87-Y 10-N)
• 2021-02-24 VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 10-N)
• 2021-02-26 Enrolled
• 2021-02-26 Signed by Speaker
• 2021-02-27 Signed by President
• 2021-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB2030ER)
• 2021-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
• 2021-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 2021-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 458 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d43dd38e-e477-40a2-a06d-2aab5e25f8ff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).