VA HB 88
enactedHighway rights-of-way; invasive species.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 88 pass?
Yes. VA HB 88 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-06. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)
What is VA HB 88 about?
Highway rights-of-way; invasive species. Prohibits the Commonwealth Transportation Board (the Board) and Commissioner of Highways from planting or causing or suffering to be planted any invasive plant on the list of invasive plants created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on the right-of-way of any state highway. Current law prohibits the planting of three listed plants if the governing body of the locality declares such weeds or plants to be injurious and requires the Board to remove such plants. The bill removes such requirement for the Board to remove such plants and requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of the processes and resources that are necessary and appropriate to (i) determine the prevalence of invasive plants on the list of invasive plant species created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and develop options for establishing and implementing a plan to remove or control such plants and manage such plants on an ongoing basis.
Who sponsors VA HB 88?
Amy J. Laufer is the primary sponsor of VA HB 88, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Highway rights-of-way; invasive species. Prohibits the Commonwealth Transportation Board (the Board) and Commissioner of Highways from planting or causing or suffering to be planted any invasive plant on the list of invasive plants created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on the right-of-way of any state highway. Current law prohibits the planting of three listed plants if the governing body of the locality declares such weeds or plants to be injurious and requires the Board to remove such plants. The bill removes such requirement for the Board to remove such plants and requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of the processes and resources that are necessary and appropriate to (i) determine the prevalence of invasive plants on the list of invasive plant species created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and develop options for establishing and implementing a plan to remove or control such plants and manage such plants on an ongoing basis.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-01
- Latest action
- 2026-04-06 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Amy J. Lauferprimary
- Holly M. Seiboldcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-01
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102366D
filing,introduction
2026-01-01
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-01-19
Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
2026-01-27
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
substitution
2026-01-29
Reported from Transportation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-29
Committee substitute printed 26106402D-H1
substitution
2026-01-29
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
referral-committee
2026-02-04
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-04
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
substitution
2026-02-06
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-06
Committee substitute printed 26107203D-H2
substitution
2026-02-10
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-11
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
committee substitute rejected
2026-02-11
committee substitute agreed to
substitution
2026-02-11
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution
2026-02-12
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-13
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-13
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-25
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-26
Rules suspended
2026-02-26
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-26
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-26
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
2026-02-27
Read third time
reading-3
2026-02-27
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-04
Enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-04
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB88ER)
passage
2026-03-04
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB88)
2026-03-04
Signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-04
Signed by President
passage
2026-03-10
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled,executive-receipt
2026-03-10
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 63 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
2026-04-06
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-01-27 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
Reported from Transportation with substitute
2026-01-29 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- David A. Reid: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
Reported from Appropriations with substitute
2026-02-06 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-12 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Reported from Transportation
2026-02-19 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Reported from Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-25 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: not voting
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: not voting
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2026-02-26 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-02-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: not voting
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: not voting
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: not voting
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
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