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type: "Bill"
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title: "Trees; replacement and conservation during development, effective clause."
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description: "Replacement and conservation of trees during development. Gives a locality the ability to exceed general requirements in its tree replacement and conservation ordinances in specific circumstances, including development that impacts stormwater permit requirements, recurrent flooding, formerly redlined areas, and comprehensive plan compliance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural Resources and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of developing and providing recommendations to state and local governments related to policies that encourage the conservation of mature trees and tree cover on sites being developed, increase tree canopy cover in communities, and encourage the planting of trees. This bill only becomes effective if reenacted during the 2022 Session of the General Assembly."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 1393"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1393 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-13"
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last_action: "2021-03-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69d55a7b-7f4c-4cb7-b4e0-a74fcd25fe9c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1393"
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source_hash: "a5c05cc2acc7ac81ee8c7a113cd1fb8979a8d5ad4f0089b52573435abbcef863"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 1393 (2021) — Trees; replacement and conservation during development, effective clause.
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Replacement and conservation of trees during development. Gives a locality the ability to exceed general requirements in its tree replacement and conservation ordinances in specific circumstances, including development that impacts stormwater permit requirements, recurrent flooding, formerly redlined areas, and comprehensive plan compliance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural Resources and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of developing and providing recommendations to state and local governments related to policies that encourage the conservation of mature trees and tree cover on sites being developed, increase tree canopy cover in communities, and encourage the planting of trees. This bill only becomes effective if reenacted during the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0090)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21103659D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1393S1)
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3. **Floor substitute printed 21103814D-S2 (Marsden)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1393S2)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102865D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1393)
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5. **SB1393ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1393ER)
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6. **SB1393ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1393ES1)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 3-N) — **12–3** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) — **26–13** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) — **14–7** (pass) · lower
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- Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N) — **55–43** (pass) · lower
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- House amendments agreed to by Senate (31-Y 8-N) — **31–8** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102865D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-25** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-25** Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-25** Committee substitute printed 21103659D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2021-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-27** Floor substitute printed 21103814D-S2 (Marsden)
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- **2021-01-27** Passed by for the day
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- **2021-01-27** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-28** Passed by for the day
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- **2021-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-29** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2021-01-29** Committee substitute agreed to 21103659D-S1
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- **2021-01-29** Substitute by Senator Marsden withdrawn 21103814D-S2
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- **2021-01-29** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2021-01-29** Amendments by Senator Marsden agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-01-29** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1393ES1
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- **2021-01-29** Printed as engrossed 21103659D-ES1
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- **2021-02-01** Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-05** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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- **2021-02-10** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-10** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-15** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2021-02-15** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2021-02-15** Passed House with amendments (56-Y 43-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-15** VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N)
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- **2021-02-17** House amendments agreed to by Senate (31-Y 8-N)
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- **2021-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
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- **2021-02-24** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 90 (effective - see bill) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69d55a7b-7f4c-4cb7-b4e0-a74fcd25fe9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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