Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.
Summary
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 list publicly available on its website.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
55–29
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 87
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic52
96% Yea
R
Republican35
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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