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Conservation of trees during land development process; Planning District 8; minimum tree canopy or cover percentages requirements after development. Allows any locality within Planning District 8 belonging to an eight-hour nonattainment area for air quality standards to require, by ordinance, that a subdivision or development provide for the preservation or replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopy or cover 10 years after development is projected to meet specified coverage criteria. Under current law, the criteria apply to tree canopy coverage 20 years after development.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Second conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Salim, Srinivasan, Suetterlein
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Hope, McClure, Tata
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
House requested second conference committee
Conference Report released
House Conferees: Hope, McClure, Tata
Conferees appointed by House
Senate Conferees: Salim, Srinivasan, Suetterlein
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
House requested conference committee
House insisted on substitute
House substitute rejected by Senate
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
House committee offered
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107965D-H1
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read first time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 4-N)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101913D
Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Saddam Azlan Salim