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CS/SB 518: Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Brodeur

Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees; Revising conditions under which a local government may not require a notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on residential property; specifying when a tree poses an unacceptable risk, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 5/19/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-121
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/15/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 30
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 30
1/13/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/18/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/18/2022 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 215
1/20/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 216
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2/7/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/10/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2/10/2022 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 364
• Now in Rules
2/18/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/23/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/23/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 451
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/24/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/22 -SJ 484
3/1/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 473
• Read 3rd time -SJ 473
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 473
3/1/2022 House • In Messages
3/4/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/7/2022)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/7/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/8/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1
3/8/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 735
5/18/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
5/19/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-121