Virginia House Bill 2630

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 19 2025 - 75% progression
Action: 2025-02-22 - Signed by President
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Replacement of trees during development process in localities; tree canopy fund. Allows localities by ordinance to establish a tree canopy fund to collect, maintain, and distribute fees collected from developers that cannot provide for full tree canopy requirements where the development project is situated. The bill requires the ordinance to establish cost units that are based on average costs of two-inch caliper nursery stock trees. The bill allows a locality to use moneys from the fund to (i) plant and maintain trees on public or private property or (ii) make disbursements to a community-based organization that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is operated for tree planting, stewardship, or community-beautification missions that benefit the community at large. The bill requires any funds collected by localities to be spent within five years of the collection date.

Trees; replacement during development process in localities, tree canopy fund.

Del. Rodney Willett [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2025-02-14 - Senate - Passed Senate (27-Y 9-N) (Y: 27 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-11 - Senate - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N) (Y: 63 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2025-02-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2025-02-19	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2630ER)
2025-02-19	House	Enrolled
2025-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate (27-Y 9-N)
2025-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2025-02-13	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-13	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-11	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N)
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)
2025-02-03	House	Read second time and engrossed
2025-02-03	House	Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
2025-01-31	House	Read first time
2025-01-29	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2025-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2025-01-13	House	Presented and ordered printed 25104665D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2630
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2630/text/HB2630
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2630/text/HB2630ER
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2630/20251/H01003V2511563
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2630/20251/H01V2511644
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2630/20251/2518543
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2630/20251/S01V1452
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2630/20251/SV472
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2630/20251/SV517