Land development; replacement of trees, locality within Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Summary
Authorizes any locality within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of trees during the development process. Currently, only a locality with a population density of 75 persons per square mile may adopt such an ordinance. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Last action Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Hanger agreed to
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB494E
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100432D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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