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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1016: Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1016 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants. Primary sponsor: Kathy Tran (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy TranPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Jessica L. AndersonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  5. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  6. Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A)
  7. Read second time and engrossed
  8. Read first time
  9. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  10. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  11. Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
  12. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source