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2024 SESSION
HB 459 Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Conservation of trees during land development process in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localities to adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopy fund that currently applies to the planting of trees on public property to include maintenance of trees on public property and planting and maintenance of trees on private property. The bill removes a provision that requires that any funds collected for the purposes of the tree canopy fund be returned to the original contributor if not spent within five years but maintains the requirement that such funds be spent within five years. The bill also includes an expansion of the canopy credit. This bill is identical to SB 121.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102972D pdf
- 01/24/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24102972D-E pdf
- 02/27/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB459ER) pdf
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/08/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102972D
- 01/08/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/16/24 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/18/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/19/24 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/23/24 House: Read first time
- 01/24/24 House: Read second time
- 01/24/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB459E
- 01/24/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24102972D-E
- 01/25/24 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/24 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 42-N)
- 01/26/24 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 42-N)
- 01/29/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/19/24 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/24 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/27/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB459ER)
- 02/27/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691)