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Bill Invasive plant species; retail sales, penalty, delayed effective date January 1, 2027. Invasive plant species; retail sales. Requires, for the retail sale of certain invasive plant species for outdoor use, a retail establishment to post in a conspicuous manner on the property located in proximity to each invasive plant signage identifying such plant as invasive, educating consumers regarding invasive plant species, and encouraging consumers to ask about alternatives. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to designate the format, size, and content of such signage no later than October 1, 2025, and requires the Commissioner to issue a stop sale order and mark or tag a plant in a conspicuous manner when an invasive plant is for sale at a retail establishment without appropriate signage. In such case, the bill requires the Commissioner to give written notice of a finding made to the owner, tenant, or person in charge of such retail establishment and requires the stop sale order issued to remain in effect until the required signage is posted. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1941. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 SB 1166 Virginia SB 1166 (2025)
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Virginia SB 1166 (2025) — Invasive plant species; retail sales, penalty, delayed effective date January 1, 2027.

Invasive plant species; retail sales. Requires, for the retail sale of certain invasive plant species for outdoor use, a retail establishment to post in a conspicuous manner on the property located in proximity to each invasive plant signage identifying such plant as invasive, educating consumers regarding invasive plant species, and encouraging consumers to ask about alternatives. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to designate the format, size, and content of such signage no later than October 1, 2025, and requires the Commissioner to issue a stop sale order and mark or tag a plant in a conspicuous manner when an invasive plant is for sale at a retail establishment without appropriate signage. In such case, the bill requires the Commissioner to give written notice of a finding made to the owner, tenant, or person in charge of such retail establishment and requires the stop sale order issued to remain in effect until the required signage is posted. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1941.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  3. Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  5. House Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Passed House with amendment (62-Y 33-N) — 62–33 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 1-N) — 12–1 (pass) · upper
  • House Amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) — 33–7 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N) — 17–5 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) — 29–9 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Saddam Azlan Salim — primary (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103812D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2025-01-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1166)
  • 2025-01-21 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-23 Committee substitute printed 25105440D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-01-23 Rules suspended
  • 2025-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-23 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-01-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1166)
  • 2025-01-24 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-24 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-01-24 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-01-24 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-01-27 Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-04 Placed on Calendar
  • 2025-02-04 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2025-02-12 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-14 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-17 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-17 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2025-02-17 Passed House with amendment (62-Y 33-N) passage
  • 2025-02-18 House Amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-21 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-21 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1166ER) passage
  • 2025-02-21 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-24 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1166)
  • 2025-03-05 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 enrolled
  • 2025-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 409 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0409)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/82556750-ab87-4640-b3eb-82a590c1e608. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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