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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 HB 710."
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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 383"
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citation: "Virginia SB 383 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Timmy French"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 34
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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/9190e962-e046-4bda-adca-6eb469558e15"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB383"
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source_hash: "4d4f04ba3c2a44534c69d6c9963ab578320deb473919a754340005f962f54b6f"
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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 383 (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 HB 710.
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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/1089866.PDF)
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2. **Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116179.PDF)
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3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217918.PDF)
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4. **Rural Affairs Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100616.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191540.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Timmy French — primary (person)
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- T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (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 26100169D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383)
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Senate subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26105869D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383)
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- **2026-02-05** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-05** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-05** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-06** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-12** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-12** 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 (22-Y 0-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 (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-03-02** Passed House (99-Y 0-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 (SB383ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB383)
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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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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)
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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/9190e962-e046-4bda-adca-6eb469558e15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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