Virginia House Bill 309
Session 2024
Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry shall establish.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 2, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
309
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Patrick A. Hope
grade
Primary
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
House Roll Call Votes
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Department of Forestry; Forest Conservation Plan required. Requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a stakeholder advisory group, to develop a Forest Conservation Plan no later than November 1, 2025, 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 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, 2025, and following any update to such plan.
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. This bill is identical to SB 461.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103381D
January 5, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24105613D-H1
January 31, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108638D-S1
February 29, 2024
HB309ER
March 25, 2024
Amendment: HB309AC
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB309FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB309FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB309FER122.PDF
04/02/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278)
04/02/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 7/1/24)
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB309ER)
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB309ER)
03/25/2024
House
Enrolled
03/09/2024
Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/09/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
03/09/2024
House
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y -0-N)
03/09/2024
Virginia General Assembly
Amended by conference committee
03/07/2024
Senate
Senators: Marsden, Salim, French
03/07/2024
Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
03/07/2024
House
Delegates: Hope, Glass, Marshall
03/07/2024
House
Conferees appointed by House
03/07/2024
House
House acceded to request
03/07/2024
Senate
Senate requested conference committee
03/07/2024
Senate
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/06/2024
House
VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
03/06/2024
House
Senate substitute rejected by House 24108638D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
03/05/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/05/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB309S1
03/05/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24108638D-S1
03/05/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
03/05/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/05/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB309S1)
03/04/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/29/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108638D-S1
02/29/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
02/27/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/27/2024
Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB309H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24105613D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/09/2024
House
Read first time
02/07/2024
House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
02/07/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/01/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB309H1)
01/31/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/31/2024
House
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
01/31/2024
House
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
01/31/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24105613D-H1
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
01/24/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/15/2024
House
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
01/05/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/05/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103381D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 6, 2024 12:03:30 AM
Record Updated
Apr 18, 2024 12:12:38 AM