SB 518 Florida Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

May 2022

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed May 18, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Mar 8, 2022

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Mar 1, 2022

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 18, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/23/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/10/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 13, 2022

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/18/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

upper

Nov 3, 2021

Committee

Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors