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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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

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  • CS/SB 518, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2022 at 12:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1555 Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees McClain Identical Last Action: 3/7/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 518 (Ch. 2022-121) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.045 Tree pruning, trimming, or removal on residential property. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 518, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/20/2022 at 9:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2022 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/21/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1555 Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees McClain Identical Last Action: 3/7/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 518 (Ch. 2022-121) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2022 8:30 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/23/2022 9:00 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2022 10:37 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/8/2022 11:45 AM House 116 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.045 Tree pruning, trimming, or removal on residential property. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 518, Original Filed Version Posted 10/15/2021 at 3:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/14/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1555 Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees McClain Similar Last Action: 3/7/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 518 (Ch. 2022-121) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    302086 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Brodeur)     		1/14/2022
    11:38 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/19/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/18/2022 3:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.045 Tree pruning, trimming, or removal on residential property. Page 1 (pdf)

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