Virginia House Bill 491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-22 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Noxious weeds. Amends the definition of "noxious weeds" to exclude plants that are commercially significant, directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Board) to implement a phase out period when a new plant is listed as a noxious weed, directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide signs to nurseries and retail plant outlets listing invasive plants sold in the Commonwealth, and authorizes the Board to adopt regulations for permits required to move noxious weeds, or a part thereof, into or within the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to update its invasive species list by January 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter.

Noxious weeds; amends definition to exclude plants that are commercially significant.

Del. David Bulova [D]

Del. Kenneth Plum [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-11-22	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-02-02	House	Continued to 2023 with substitute in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2022-02-02	House	Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22105331D-H1
2022-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 with substitute by voice vote
2022-01-24	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104153D

HB491 (Carry Over) 2022-02-02 - Continued to 2023 with substitute in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	800	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	802	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	804	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB491
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB491+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB491H1+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB491F122+PDF