VA HB1706 | 2021 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 1706 (Prior Session Legislation)

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1706

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibited pesticides; chlorpyrifos. Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale, offer for sale, use, or offer for use of any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos, defined in the bill, as an active ingredient. The bill requires the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to seize any such pesticide in lieu of any other penalty imposed under current law for a violation of Chapter 39 (Pesticide Control) of Title 3.2.

Title

Pesticides; prohibits the manufacture, distribution, etc., for use of chlorpyrifos.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-05	House	Continued to 2021 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2020-01-22	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2020-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 20100212D

Same As/Similar To

HB1706 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	3939	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1706
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1706+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1706F122+PDF