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Votes at a glance: subcommittee reports and referrals on a package of bills covering agriculture, wildlife, labeling and small business

January 28, 2026 | 2026 Legislature VA, Virginia


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Votes at a glance: subcommittee reports and referrals on a package of bills covering agriculture, wildlife, labeling and small business
The House subcommittee moved a package of bills forward after presentations, stakeholder testimony and committee action. Key outcomes recorded in subcommittee:

- HB 749 (agricultural lime permitting cleanup): reported to the next stage (vote reported 7–0). (See transcript SEG 400–SEG 453.)

- HB 129 (streamlining deer 'kill' permits, DWR process): reported as substituted (vote reported 6–0). (See transcript SEG 455–SEG 619.)

- HB 710 (landscaper disclosure for invasive species, substitute): reported as substituted (vote reported 9–0). (See transcript SEG 622–SEG 737.)

- HB 1016 (Cooperative Extension list of plants toxic to pets): referred to Appropriations due to fiscal impact concerns (vote reported 9–1). (See transcript SEG 746–SEG 912.)

- HB 543 (move Forest Sustainability Fund to DOF Office of Working Lands Preservation): reported (vote reported 10–0). (See transcript SEG 922–SEG 1038.)

- HB 112 (exotic captive mammals, substitute): reported as substituted (vote reported 8–2). (See transcript SEG 1047–SEG 1556.)

- HB 402 (cottage food reforms, committee substitute): reported as substituted (vote reported 10–0). (See transcript SEG 1559–SEG 2028.)

- HB 322 (labeling of manufactured/alternative meat products): reported (vote reported 10–0). (See transcript SEG 2043–SEG 2186.)

- HB 1081 (OWL trustee for in‑lieu fees for small renewable energy projects): reported (vote reported 10–0). (See transcript SEG 2190–SEG 2257.)

- HB 45 (DWR accounting for revenue foregone due to exemptions): reported and referred to Appropriations (vote reported 10–0). (See transcript SEG 2262–SEG 2520.)

- HB 761 (struck from the docket early in the meeting). (See transcript SEG 006–SEG 014.)

Several items were carried over or passed by for the day, including HB 1091 which was reconsidered and passed by for the day before adjournment. Where the transcript recorded a numeric roll call or tally, that tally is reported above; where the record used voice vote or the transcript text did not capture an unambiguous numeric tally, the committee action is described as reported or carried as indicated in the transcript.

All reported bills will proceed to the full committee, appropriations or the next legislative step as recorded.

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