VirginiaTrees; replacement during development process in localities, tree canopy fund.
What it does
Replacement of trees during development process in localities; tree canopy fund. Allows localities by ordinance to establish a tree canopy fund to collect, maintain, and distribute fees collected from developers that cannot provide for full tree canopy requirements where the development project is situated. The bill requires the ordinance to establish cost units that are based on average costs of two-inch caliper nursery stock trees.
More detail
The bill allows a locality to use moneys from the fund to (i) plant and maintain trees on public or private property or (ii) make disbursements to a community-based organization that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is operated for tree planting, stewardship, or community-beautification missions that benefit the community at large. The bill requires any funds collected by localities to be spent within five years of the collection date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0417)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 417 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2630ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (27-Y 9-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (27-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 3Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Assigned ACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Presented and ordered printed 25104665DIntroduced