# Virginia HB1016: Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.

Virginia HB1016, Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1016-2027
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1016
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service; cats and dogs; list of toxic houseplants. Requires the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of common houseplants that are toxic to cats and dogs no later than November 1, 2026, and to update such list at least every four years thereafter. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to make such list publicly available on its website.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House

## Actions (18)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture (House)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1016) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100685D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228693.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228692.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228693.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228692.PDF)

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- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1016-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).