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2023 SESSION
SB 1467 Trees; Town of Vienna allowed to require subdivision/development provide for preservation, etc.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Conservation of trees; Town of Vienna. Allows the Town of Vienna, by ordinance, to require that a subdivision or development provide for the preservation or replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopy 10 years after development is projected to meet specified coverage criteria. Under current law, the criteria apply to tree canopy coverage 20 years after development.
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HISTORY
- 01/16/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104294D
- 01/16/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/23/23 Senate: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/23 Senate: Defeated by Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Requires 27 affirmative votes for passage
- 01/26/23 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/08/23 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/16/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (10-Y 9-N)
- 02/21/23 House: Read second time
- 02/22/23 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (51-Y 45-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/22/23 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns