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House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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- HB 47 Invasive plant species; requirements for retail sales.
- HB 62 Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
- HB 71 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- HB 84 Mineral mining and exploration; public notification.
- HB 85 Mineral mining and processing; use of cyanide or a cyanide compound prohibited.
- HB 107 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created.
- HB 122 Environmental Quality, Department of; judicial review, authorization of projects, hearing & appeal.
- HB 199 Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds.
- HB 216 Impounding structures, certain; variances to general permit requirements.
- HB 220 Water facilities; staffing of licensed operators.
- HB 223 Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals.
- HB 288 Stationary blinds for waterfowl; providing location of blinds to Department of Wildlife Resources.
- HB 309 Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry shall establish.
- HB 316 Virginia Recycling Development Center; established, report.
- HB 320 Pesticide control exemptions; herbicide applications by unpaid volunteers.
- HB 330 Dog or cat; financing.
- HB 420 Federal park operations; temporary funding.
- HB 496 Waste tire disposal by tire producers and haulers; fee, requirements.
- HB 580 Animal testing facilities; DACR shall convene task force to identify potential deficiencies.
- HB 596 Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund; established.
- HB 656 Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan.
- HB 673 Resilient VA Revolving Fund; projects located in locality having low community resilience rating.
- HB 759 Food inspections; pickles and acidified vegetables, gross sales.
- HB 804 Dangerous dog; extending the time for adjudication.
- HB 870 Sewage sludge regulations; relief from administrative requirements, adverse and unusual weather.
- HB 879 Land's End Wildlife Mgmt. Area; DWR to grant & convey an ingress-egress easement & right-of-way.
- HB 892 Farmland Preservation, Office of; transfers Office to Dept. of Forestry.
- HB 949 Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; reporting of substance discharge, etc.
- HB 968 Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
- HB 985 High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; prohibits pavement sealants that contain, civil penalty.
- HB 999 Indian River; hunting wildlife within certain areas prohibited.
- HB 1000 Environmental Justice Task Force; establishes, report.
- HB 1002 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Division of; powers and duties.
- HB 1025 Deer, bear, turkey, or elk; claiming after struck by motor vehicle.
- HB 1053 Abandoned watercraft; destruction and disposal by localities and state agencies.
- HB 1058 Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authorities; singular license for waterfowl blinds.
- HB 1085 PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; established, monitoring sources.
- HB 1100 Trees; Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia), conservation during land development process.
- HB 1135 Blue catfish; DACS, et al., to review efforts to create a market.
- HB 1157 Federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; agencies to consult on permits and reviews.
- HB 1167 English ivy; local prohibition on sale, civil penalty.
- HB 1186 All-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks; DCR shall establish two-year pilot program.
- HB 1297 Recordation tax; revenues distributed to specified land protection and preservation.
- HB 1354 Cats; prohibition on declawing.
- HB 1377 Soybean Board; assessment from sale of soybeans.
- HB 1379 Environmental Quality, Department of; consolidation of annual report.
- HB 1403 Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available.
- HB 1406 Fishing license requirements; free fishing days.
- HB 1434 Mattaponi Indian Tribe; DOF to convey tracts of land in Sandy Point State Forest to the Tribe.
- HB 1449 Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative; changes references relating to coastal resilience policy
- HB 1458 Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; moves position under the Governor, etc.
- HB 1460 Virginia Verified Meat; certification, labeling of product.
- HB 1466 Mineral mines; farm pond construction or expansion.
- HB 1531 Cruelty to elephants; pain-inflicting training tools prohibited, civil penalty.
- SB 11 Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals.
- SB 25 Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds.
- SB 93 Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
- SB 243 PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; established, monitoring sources.
- SB 281 Family cemeteries; interment rights, proof of kinship.
- SB 306 Invasive plant species; requirements for retail sales.
- SB 313 Contractors, Board for; required regulations and disclosures.
- SB 329 Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments infrastructure; civil penalty.
- SB 337 Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; continued withdrawal permit for residential well.
- SB 342 Virginia Waste Management Board; open burning of solid wastes, transportation of vegetative waste.
- SB 365 Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan.
- SB 369 Fowl or companion animals; maiming, killing, or poisoning, penalty.
- SB 372 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- SB 412 Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services.
- SB 464 Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund; established.
- SB 581 Environmental Quality, Department of; groundwater and surface water withdrawal permits.
- SB 616 Farmland Preservation, Office of; transfers Office to Dept. of Forestry.
- SB 674 Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative; changes references relating to coastal resilience policy