CS/SB 518 (2022) -  Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees

General Bill by Community Affairs and 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: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 05/19/22 Chapter No. 2022-121 on Thursday, May 19, 2022 10:14 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/18/22 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 02/10/22 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/23/22 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1555 Subject: Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/23/2022 3:02:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/21/2022 4:27:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/10/2022 10:47:04 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/9/2022 7:47:34 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/20/2022 9:11:13 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/14/2022 2:04:47 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/01/2022 10:37 AM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 8] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/08/2022 11:45 AM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 792] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2022-121 Time: 05/19/2022 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/18/2022 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/18/2022 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 735 Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1 Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/07/2022 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/07/2022 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/07/2022 - 12:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2022 - 8:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/7/2022) Time: 03/04/2022 - 7:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/04/2022 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/01/2022 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 473 Time: 03/01/2022 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 473 Time: 03/01/2022 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 473 Time: 03/01/2022 - 10:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/22 -SJ 484 Time: 02/24/2022 - 1:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/23/2022 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 451 Time: 02/23/2022 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/23/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/18/2022 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/10/2022 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 364 Time: 02/10/2022 - 9:19 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/10/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/07/2022 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 01/20/2022 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 216 Time: 01/20/2022 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/20/2022 - 9:28 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 215 Time: 01/18/2022 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/18/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/13/2022 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 30 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 30 Time: 11/03/2021 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/15/2021 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
163.045 SB 316, HB 1555, SB 1900, HB 6025, HB 6113