Noxious weeds; advisory committee to evaluate risks of a plant. (HB734)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Noxious weeds. Establishes an advisory committee to evaluate the risks of a plant or part thereof that is being considered for designation as a noxious weed. The bill requires the advisory committee to assess the plant's (i) impact on water bodies, other plants, livestock, land, public health, the environment, and the economy and (ii) current and potential in-state commercial viability. The bill exempts from the definition of noxious weed any plant whose in-state production is commercially viable. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102674D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Agriculture |
01/14/2016 | Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee Agriculture |
01/14/2016 | Assigned ACNR sub: |
01/18/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
01/19/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB734) |
01/20/2016 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2016 | Read first time |
01/25/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/26/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/27/2016 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/18/2016 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2016 | Read third time |
02/23/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB734ER) |
02/24/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB734ER) |
02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 02/25/16 |
02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/16) |
03/01/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171) |
Comments
This language has the potential to defeat the whole purpose of this bill.
:
"except when in-state production of such living plant, or part thereof, is commercially viable or such living plant is commercially propagated in Virginia."
Study is a good idea, but result will depend on the expertise and interests of those appointed to the committee.