Virginia House Bill 1049 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-18 - Left in Committee Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods; observers. Directs the Marine Resources Commission to develop and maintain a quota period management system for the menhaden reduction fishery Bay Cap, as defined in the bill, that is designed to ensure that the removal of menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay is more evenly distributed throughout the harvest season and to mitigate the negative impacts of concentrated, high volume menhaden removals from the Bay. The bill directs the Commission to establish either a monthly-based system or a trimester-based system and provides that no unused or underutilized portion of a quota period may be carried or rolled over into the following quota period. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to ensure that (i) 10 percent of all trips for the menhaden reduction fishery carry at least one trained observer to document the composition and weight of the actual catch and (ii) such observers report such documentation to the Commission.

Menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods in Chesapeake Bay.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

2026-02-11 - House - Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-18	House	Left in Committee Appropriations
2026-02-11	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2026-02-09	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
2026-02-09	House	House subcommittee offered
2026-02-05	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1049)
2026-01-30	House	Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
2026-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2026-01-14	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103931D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1049
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1049/text/HB1049
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1049/text/HB1049AHC2
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1049/text/HB1049AHC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1049/text/HB1049AH1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128758.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1049/20261/H01002V2612378
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1049/20261/H01V2612702