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type: "Bill"
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title: "Invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty."
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description: "Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners; civil penalty. Provides that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may assess a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation to any tradesperson involved with proposing or installing plants who fails to provide written notification to property owners when such plants are on the Department of Conservation and Recreation's list of invasive plant species. Current law provides that any such tradesperson who fails to provide such written notice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 383."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 710"
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citation: "Virginia HB 710 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Justin Pence"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93262ee3-533f-4c4c-9ef3-e88378724228"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB710"
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source_hash: "ed61accd04c1b5c033a51ed21f5837d15127a0782679d71000f34b56af1a999b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 710 (2026) — Invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty.
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Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners; civil penalty. Provides that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may assess a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation to any tradesperson involved with proposing or installing plants who fails to provide written notification to property owners when such plants are on the Department of Conservation and Recreation's list of invasive plant species. Current law provides that any such tradesperson who fails to provide such written notice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 383.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085557.PDF)
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2. **Agriculture Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100539.PDF)
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3. **Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1118650.PDF)
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4. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217906.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191169.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **95–2** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Justin Pence — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103374D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710)
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- **2026-01-27** Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26106450D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710)
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-26** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-27** Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710)
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93262ee3-533f-4c4c-9ef3-e88378724228`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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