Trees; conservation and replacement during development process in certain localities, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-961 and 15.2-961.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to conservation and replacement of trees during development process; work group; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Conservation and replacement of trees during development process; work group; report. Expands certain existing local government authority to plant or replace trees during the development process by expanding such authority statewide. The bill allows localities to establish higher tree canopy replacement percentages based on density per acre. The bill also alters the current process for granting exceptions to a local ordinance by modifying a provision that requires the granting of an excepti
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 511 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Saddam Azlan Salim
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 64, N 33, X 2
Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 38, X 2
House substitute rejected by SenateSenate · 2026-02-18 · F · N 38, X 1
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 2
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 16, X 1, N 5
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 24, N 16
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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