Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Trees; conservation and replacement during development process in certain localities, report.
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 is projected to meet specified coverage criteria. Under current law, the criteria apply to tree canopy coverage 20 years after development.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-14 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-31 | Latest Action | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1443 | Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge. | enrolled |
| HB 507 | Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets. | enrolled |
| HB 597 | Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, voluntary contributions, report. | enrolled |
| HB 672 | Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers. | enrolled |
| HB 86 | Mattress Stewardship Program; established, definitions, report. | enrolled |
| HB 1072 | Sewage sludge; local authority to test and monitor land application within its political boundaries. | enrolled |
| HB 1444 | Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. | enrolled |
| HB 1491 | Electric utilities; construction of new overhead transmission lines, siting requirements. | enrolled |