VA HB529 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Conservation and replacement of trees during development process. Expands certain existing local government authority to conserve or replace trees during the development process by expanding such authority statewide. The bill allows localities to establish higher tree canopy replacement percentages based on density per acre. The bill also alters the current process for granting exceptions to a local ordinance by altering a provision that requires the granting of an exception when strict application of the ordinance would result in unnecessary or unreasonable hardship to the developer and replacing it with a requirement that the locality concur with such determination. The bill permits localities to monitor and assess the condition and coverage of tree canopies at development sites during the time period up to 20 years' maturity of the planted trees. The bill makes numerous technical amendments. Conservation and replacement of trees during development process. Expands certain existing local government authority to conserve or replace trees during the development process by expanding such authority statewide. The bill allows localities to establish higher tree canopy replacement percentages based on density per acre. The bill also alters the current process for granting exceptions to a local ordinance by altering a provision that requires the granting of an exception when strict application of the ordinance would result in unnecessary or unreasonable hardship to the developer and replacing it with a requirement that the locality concur with such determination. The bill permits localities to monitor and assess the condition and coverage of tree canopies at development sites during the time period up to 20 years' maturity of the planted trees. The bill makes numerous technical amendments.
Title
Trees; conservation and replacement during development process.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N) (Y: 53 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N) (Y: 53 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | House sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB529ER) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB529ER) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Local Government (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-08 | House | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB529H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24106192D-H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Committee substitute printed 24106192D-H1 |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104334D |
