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 treeson the development site such that the minimum tree canopy 10 yearsafter development is projected to meet specified coverage criteria.Currently, the criteria apply to coverage 20 years after development.
Sponsored bills
Commending the Washington Nationals.
Celebrating the life of Clarene Helen Vickery.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperativeprocurement; construction. Allows public bodies to utilize cooperativeprocurement for construction projects not exceeding $200,000.
Corporal punishment of a child with an object;penalty. Provides that any parent, guardian, or other personresponsible for the care of a child under 18 years of age who usesan inanimate object to subject a child to corporal punishment, asdefined in the bill, is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. The billalso provides that a defendant not previously convicted of corporalpunishment of a child with an object may have his charge deferredto enter a treatment program. The charge may be dismissed upon successfulcompletion of the treatment program.