HB1016
Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) list publicly available on its website. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100685D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1016)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
