# Virginia HB109: Noxious weeds; amends definition, commercial viability, phase-out period, report.

Virginia HB109, Noxious weeds; amends definition, commercial viability, phase-out period, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Holly M. Seibold (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB109
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Noxious weeds; amends definition, commercial viability, phase-out period, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-02
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066)
- Sponsor: Holly M. Seibold (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (219 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; noxious weeds; commercial viability; report. Amends the definition of noxious weed to remove the exclusion for living plants or parts thereof that are commercially viable or commercially propagated in Virginia and removes the requirement that the Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee include in its recommendations to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services an analysis of the current and potential in-state commercial viability of a plant species. The bill requires a plant that is designated by the Board as a noxious weed and commercially propagated in Virginia to be subject to a phase-out period of two years for grasses, forbs, and vines; four years for shrubs; and seven years for trees. The bill directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conduct a review of the legislative and regulatory authority of the Board pertaining to the control of noxious weeds and report his findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by November 1, 2026.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Property owners get invasive plant notices: benefit, low. The law requires Virginia’s agriculture board to adopt written-notice rules for tradespeople who propose or install plants. Property owners must receive notice for each proposed installation plant on the invasive-plant list at 2VAC5-317-20. The law does not set a start date for these rules.
- Growers face broader harmful plant restrictions: cost, low. Virginia’s agriculture board can designate harmful plants as noxious weeds despite their commercial viability or commercial propagation in Virginia. The advisory committee must still review impacts on affected industries, but no longer must assess commercial viability. Plants commercially propagate…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Holly M. Seibold (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 96 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB109) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB109ER) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed Senate Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB109) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26106452D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB109) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture (House)
- 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100221D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216199.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216198.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191184.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191183.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1117302.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1117301.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100192.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100523.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100191.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100522.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082410.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082409.PDF)

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- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216199.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216198.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191184.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191183.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1117302.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1117301.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100192.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100523.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100191.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100522.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082410.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082409.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB109-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).