SB461
Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry to establish.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. 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 ... (More) 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 HB 309. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103969D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB461)
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106638D-S1
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 24106638D-S1
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107566D-S2
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB461S2)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee substitute rejected 24106638D-S1
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107566D-S2
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB461S2
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/22/2024 - House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
- 02/23/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/23/2024 - House: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/28/2024 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/28/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24108391D-H1
- 03/01/2024 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2024 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24108391D-H1
- 03/04/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB461H1
- 03/04/2024 - House: Passed House with substitute (93-Y 5-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB461H1)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/06/2024 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Marsden, Pekarsky, Hackworth
- 03/07/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2024 - House: Delegates: Hope, Bulova, Marshall
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB461ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB461ER)
- 04/02/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 354 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/02/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354)
