Patrick Hope
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 1
Primary
Department of Forestry; Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan required. Requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a Technical Advisory Committee composed of stakeholders, to develop a Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan no later than November 1, 2026, and update such plan at least once every five years thereafter. The bill requires the Department to post and maintain on its website the most recent version of the Plan and to submit the Plan to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 30, 2026, and following any update to such plan. This bill is identical to SB 461.
Department of Forestry; Forest Conservation Plan required. Requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a stakeholder advisory group, to develop a Forest Conservation Plan no later than November 1, 2025, and update such plan at least once every five years thereafter. The bill requires the Department to post and maintain on its website the most recent version of the Plan and submit the Plan to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 30, 2025, and following any update to such plan.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB309ER)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB309ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y -0-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Senate requested conference committee
Senators: Marsden, Salim, French
Conferees appointed by Senate
Delegates: Hope, Glass, Marshall
Conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House 24108638D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB309S1)
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Committee substitute agreed to 24108638D-S1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB309S1
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 24108638D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB309H1
Committee substitute agreed to 24105613D-H1
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB309H1)
Committee substitute printed 24105613D-H1
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103381D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103381D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24105613D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24108638D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| HB309ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0278 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB309FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB309FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB309FH1122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB309AC | HTML |
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