Virginia Senate Bill 710 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711)

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 incorporates SB 448 and is identical to

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

Sen. George Barker [D]	Sen. Mark Herring [D]	Sen. John Miller [D]	Sen. Ralph Northam [D]
Sen. John Petersen [D]	Sen. Patricia Ticer [D]	Sen. Mary Whipple [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 711 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-11		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-08		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-08		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB710ER)
2008-03-08		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-05		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (73-Y 26-N)
2008-03-04		House: Passed House with substitute (73-Y 26-N)
2008-03-04		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB710H1
2008-03-04		House: Committee substitute agreed to 083046336-H1
2008-03-04		House: Read third time
2008-03-03		House: Read second time
2008-02-29		House: Committee substitute printed 083046336-H1
2008-02-29		House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-07		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-07		Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07		Senate: Printed as engrossed 083033336-ES1
2008-02-07		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB710ES1
2008-02-07		Senate: Amendment by Senator Ticer agreed to
2008-02-07		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-02-07		Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-06		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-06		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-05		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-04		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-01		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB710S1
2008-02-01		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 083033336-S1
2008-02-01		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-01		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-31		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30		Senate: Committee substitute printed 083033336-S1
2008-01-29		Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2008-01-16		Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
2008-01-16		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 083027336

SB448 (Same As) 2008-01-29 - Senate: Incorporated by Local Government (SB710-Ticer) (15-Y 0-N)
HB1437 (Same As) 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB710