VirginiaTrees; conservation and replacement during development process.
What it does
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.
More detail
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 requiring that the locality concur with such alteration. 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 contains technical amendments.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2638ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- 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 (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-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
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Presented and ordered printed 25103897DIntroduced