Virginia House Bill 1437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)

Conservation of trees during the land development process for air quality improvement in certain localities. Provides that certain localities may, by ordinance, require conservation of trees during the development process. The bill also provides that the tree conservation ordinance may require that the site plan for any subdivision or development provide for the preservation and replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopy or tree cover percentage 20 years after development is projected to be as follows: (i) 10 percent tree canopy for a site zoned business, commercial, or industrial; (ii) 10 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned 20 or more units per acre; (iii) 15 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than eight but less than 20 units per acre; (iv) 20 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than four but not more than eight units per acre; (v) 25 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than two but not more than four units per acre; and (vi) 30 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned two or less units per acre. Finally, the bill mandates that any tree conservation ordinance provide for certain deviations from the canopy requirements. This bill is identical to

Trees; conservation during land development process for air quality improvement.

Sen. Kenneth Alexander [D]	Del. Kristen Amundson [D]	Del. Ward Armstrong [D]	Del. Mamye BaCote [D]
Del. William Barlow [D]	Del. Robert Brink [D]	Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Charles Caputo [D]
Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Del. David Englin [D]	Del. Franklin Hall [D]
Del. Joseph Johnson [D]	Del. Dwight Jones [D]	Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]
Del. Robert Mathieson [D]	Del. Kenneth Melvin [D]	Del. Paula Miller [D]	Del. Brian Moran [D]
Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]	Del. Paul Nichols [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. David Poisson [D]
Del. James Scott [D]	Del. Stephen Shannon [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. David Toscano [D]
Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]	Del. Shannon Valentine [D]	Del. Margaret Vanderhye [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)
2008-03-04		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-26		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-25		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER)
2008-02-25		House: Enrolled
2008-02-22		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-21		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19		Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N)
2008-02-11		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1437H1
2008-02-11		House: Committee substitute agreed to 083042444-H1
2008-02-11		House: Read second time
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-08		House: Committee substitute printed 083042444-H1
2008-02-08		House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
2008-01-14		House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2008-01-14		House: Presented and ordered printed 084789444

SB710 (Same As) 2010-02-08 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1437