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HB 2464 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Highway rights-of-way; invasive species.

Summary
Highway rights-of-way; invasive species. Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish and implement a policy for identifying, digging up, and destroying any invasive plant on the list of invasive plants created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on any state highway right-of-way.
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill mandates removal of invasive species on highways to protect native ecosystems, directly aligning with conservation and environmental protection efforts.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates removal of invasive plants on highway rights-of-way, protecting transportation infrastructure maintenance per its focus on highway corridors.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
3
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned Trans sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
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Photo of Geary Higgins
Geary Higgins
RRepublican
VA
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