SB589
Trees; conservation during land development process in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia), etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) is projected to meet specified coverage criteria. Under current law, the criteria apply to tree canopy coverage 20 years after development. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101913D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (10-Y 4-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107965D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/16/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 02/19/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/19/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Salim, Srinivasan, Suetterlein
- 02/24/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hope, McClure, Tata
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109574D-S1
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: House requested second conference committee
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Salim, Srinivasan, Suetterlein
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/14/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hope, McClure, Tata
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26110094D-S2
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
