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<b><span style="font-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"> </span><a href="https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HJ527" title="https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HJ527" style="margin:0px;font-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">House
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<b>What is it?</b> A new bill will mandate a study that will explore options for phasing out the propagation and sale of invasive plants in Virginia's horticultural industry, which may include potential legislative action to be brought the following year to
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You can learn more about what's being done to protect Virginia native plants at the Virginia Native Plant Society
<a href="https://vnps.org/events/the-conservation-of-virginias-native-plants-with-chris-ludwig-via-zoom/" title="https://vnps.org/events/the-conservation-of-virginias-native-plants-with-chris-ludwig-via-zoom/">
January 13 meeting</a>.</div>
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