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type: "Bill"
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title: "Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species."
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description: "Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species. Allows a service district created within a locality to control the spread of any plant that is identified on the list of invasive plant species established by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. This bill is identical to HB 388."
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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: "SB 89"
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citation: "Virginia SB 89 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Saddam Azlan Salim"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-12-30"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3834599-b177-4ff0-bb8c-1be6ab3e364d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB89"
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source_hash: "bb8efab28483ae14839db4c6cfb4762d2eab9f8ad8d47334bd4440e15bf87ace"
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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 SB 89 (2026) — Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species.
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Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species. Allows a service district created within a locality to control the spread of any plant that is identified on the list of invasive plant species established by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. This bill is identical to HB 388.
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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/1082819.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216455.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191359.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **92–6** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **20–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — primary (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100783D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-12-30** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-22** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-23** Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-26** Passed Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB89ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** 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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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 130 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0130)
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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/b3834599-b177-4ff0-bb8c-1be6ab3e364d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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