VA HB88

Prohibits the Board of Highways and Commissioner of Highways from planting any invasive species listed under § 10.1-104.6:2 on state highway rights-of-way, replacing the previous prohibition limited to three specific plants (devil shoestring, Johnson grass, and barberry)

Removes the previous requirement that county governing bodies must declare plants injurious by resolution before the prohibition applies

Retains the right of adjacent landowners to remove noxious or injurious plants from public highway rights-of-way bordering their property

Requires the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the invasive species advisory group, to review processes for determining invasive plant prevalence on highway rights-of-way and develop removal or control options

Report on findings must be submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations and Transportation committees by December 1, 2027