VA SB461 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
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.
Title
Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry to establish.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) (Y: 2 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) (Y: 93 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) (Y: 2 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) (Y: 93 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354) | |
| 2024-04-02 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 354 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB461ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-09 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-03-09 | House | VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-09 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Delegates: Hope, Bulova, Marshall |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senators: Marsden, Pekarsky, Hackworth |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House requested conference committee |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House insisted on substitute |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Passed House with substitute (93-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB461H1 |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24108391D-H1 |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Committee substitute printed 24108391D-H1 |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB461S2 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107566D-S2 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee substitute rejected 24106638D-S1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107566D-S2 |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Substitute bill reprinted 24106638D-S1 |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24106638D-S1 |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103969D |
Same As/Similar To
HB309 (Similar To) 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278)
