# Virginia HB710: Invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty.

Virginia HB710, Invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Justin Pence (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB710-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB710
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners, civil penalty.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412)
- Sponsor: Justin Pence (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (218 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; invasive plant species installation; written notification to property owners; civil penalty. Provides that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may assess a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation to any tradesperson involved with proposing or installing plants who fails to provide written notification to property owners when such plants are on the Department of Conservation and Recreation's list of invasive plant species. Current law provides that any such tradesperson who fails to provide such written notice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 383.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tradespeople face fines for missed plant notices: cost, low. Virginia tradespeople face civil fines for failing to give property owners required written notices about invasive plant installation. State regulations set the notice requirements; this law does not spell out their details. The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services can impose fines up to $250…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Justin Pence (Republican), 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 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 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 | 95 | 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)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (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 (HB710) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER) (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 (95-Y 2-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (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)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26106450D-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)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB710) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103374D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217907.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217906.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191170.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191169.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1118651.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1118650.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100227.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100540.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100226.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100539.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085558.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085557.PDF)

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- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- 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)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217907.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217906.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191170.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191169.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1118651.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1118650.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100227.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100540.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100226.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100539.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085558.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085557.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-HB710-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).