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2024 SESSION
SB 316 Trees; Town of Vienna allowed to require subdivision/development provide for preservation, etc.
Introduced by: Saddam Azlan Salim | 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
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103882D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/22/24 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/24 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/19/24 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/22/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/24 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/27/24 House: Read second time
- 02/28/24 House: Read third time
- 02/28/24 House: Defeated by House (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/28/24 House: (Requires 67 affirmative votes for passage)
- 02/28/24 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (52-Y 48-N)