Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry shall establish.
Summary
Department of Forestry; Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan required. Requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a Technical Advisory Committee composed of stakeholders, to develop a Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan no later than November 1, 2026, and update such plan at least once every five years thereafter. The bill requires the Department to post and maintain on its website the most recent version of the Plan and to submit the Plan to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 30, 2026, and following any update to such plan. This bill is identical to SB 461.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
17
Committee
17
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB309ER)
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y -0-N)
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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