HB529
Trees; conservation and replacement during development process.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Conservation and replacement of trees during development process.
Expands certain existing local government authority to conserve or replace trees during the development process by expanding such authority statewide. The bill allows localities to establish higher tree canopy replacement percentages based on density per acre. The bill also alters the current process for granting exceptions to a local ordinance ... (More) by altering a provision that requires the granting of an exception when strict application of the ordinance would result in unnecessary or unreasonable hardship to the developer and replacing it with a requirement that the locality concur with such determination. The bill permits localities to monitor and assess the condition and coverage of tree canopies at development sites during the time period up to 20 years' maturity of the planted trees. The bill makes numerous technical amendments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104334D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/30/2024 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106192D-H1
- 02/02/2024 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106192D-H1
- 02/07/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB529H1
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/05/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB529ER)
- 03/05/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB529ER)
- 03/05/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
