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type: "Bill"
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title: "Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities."
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description: "Conservation of trees during land developmentprocess in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localitiesto adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacementof trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopyfund that currently applies to the planting of trees on public propertyto include maintenance of trees on public property and planting andmaintenance of trees on private property. The bill removes a provisionthat requires that any funds collected for the purposes of the tree canopy fund be returned to the original contributor if not spentwithin five years but maintains the requirement that such finds be spent within five years. The bill also includes an expansion ofthe canopy credit and a provision that will require a local treeconservation ordinance to meet the standards set out in the statute."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 459"
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citation: "Virginia HB 459 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-01-08"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/187247e4-0eeb-484b-9fc5-e1c99709713f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB459"
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source_hash: "3495167e5689871153b735b76a29dec6d98c16872579251e375718f5f4dd8749"
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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 HB 459 (2024) — Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities.
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Conservation of trees during land developmentprocess in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localitiesto adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacementof trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopyfund that currently applies to the planting of trees on public propertyto include maintenance of trees on public property and planting andmaintenance of trees on private property. The bill removes a provisionthat requires that any funds collected for the purposes of the tree canopy fund be returned to the original contributor if not spentwithin five years but maintains the requirement that such finds be spent within five years. The bill also includes an expansion ofthe canopy credit and a provision that will require a local treeconservation ordinance to meet the standards set out in the statute.
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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. **CHAP0691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0691)
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2. **HB459ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB459ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102972D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB459)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 24102972D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB459E)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (53-Y 42-N) — **52–42** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N) — **13–1** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) — **31–9** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) — **15–7** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102972D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-08** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-16** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-18** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2024-01-19** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-23** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-24** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-24** Engrossed by House as amended HB459E
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- **2024-01-24** Printed as engrossed 24102972D-E
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- **2024-01-25** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-01-26** Read third time and passed House (53-Y 42-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-01-26** VOTE: Passage (53-Y 42-N) `passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-01-29** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-21** Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-27** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB459ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-01** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691)
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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/187247e4-0eeb-484b-9fc5-e1c99709713f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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