Virginia House Bill 2254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-04-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Management of the menhaden fishery. Establishes a total allowable landings of 144,272.84 metric tons per year for Atlantic menhaden landed in Virginia by the purse seine menhaden reduction sector, the purse seine menhaden bait sector, and the non-purse seine menhaden bait sector. This legislation authorizes the Commission to establish and administer a limited entry purse seine menhaden bait license according to specific criteria. This total allowable landings represents a 20 percent reduction from the average 2009, 2010, and 2011 landings, as mandated by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Any overage of the total allowable landings in the current year will result in a reduction of the total allowable landings in the following year. The Commissioner may administer the interstate transfer of menhaden landings. The total allowable landings for menhaden shall be allocated in proportion to each sector’s share of average landings in 2002 through 2011, with the Commission authorized to establish an Individual Transferable Quota System for any purse seine menhaden bait licensee according to specific requirements. Guidelines for the monitoring of all sectors of the menhaden fishery that may result in a closure of any or all sectors are established. Upon the closing of the non-purse seine sector, any person may possess and land up to 6,000 pounds of menhaden per day, and such landings shall be reported to the Commission but shall not count against the annual total allowable landings. All licensees of the three menhaden sectors shall report to the Commission according to the requirements established by the Commission. The Commission shall establish a biological sampling program to include development of an adult menhaden survey index from Virginia pound nets. License fees are established for the purse seine menhaden reduction and purse seine menhaden bait sectors, according to fees adjusted in 2005 as $249 for vessels under 70 gross tons and $996 for vessels 70 gross tons or over. The Commission may limit the number of gear licenses or permits to fish, except for those licenses in the purse seine reduction sector. The annual menhaden harvest cap for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector shall be 87,216 metric tons, subject to annual adjustments for under-harvest or over-harvest of the cap. The bill contains a sunset date of January 1, 2015. The bill states that an emergency exists and that the bill is in force from its passage.

Menhaden fish; allowable catch for those landed in State, report. Emergency.

Del. Edward Scott [R]

2013-04-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-03 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-03		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)
2013-04-03		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 4/3/13)
2013-04-03	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2013-04-03	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2013-04-03	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2254ER2)
2013-04-03	House	Reenrolled
2013-04-03		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2013-04-03	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2013-04-03	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2013-04-03	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
2013-04-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-03-25	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2013-02-19	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2254ER)
2013-02-18	House	Enrolled
2013-02-12	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-12	Senate	Read third time
2013-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2013-02-07	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2013-01-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2013-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2013-01-28	House	VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2013-01-28	House	Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2013-01-25	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2254H1
2013-01-25	House	Committee substitute agreed to 13104243D-H1
2013-01-25	House	Read second time
2013-01-24	House	Read first time
2013-01-23	House	Incorporates HB1840
2013-01-23	House	Committee substitute printed 13104243D-H1
2013-01-23	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2013-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
2013-01-16	House	Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake
2013-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2013-01-15	House	Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 13103677D

SB1291 (Same As) 2013-02-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0059)
HB1840 (Same As) 2013-01-23 - Incorporated by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	4002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	1000.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	204.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	400.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	400.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	403	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB2254
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2254+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2254H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2254ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2254ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0760+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0103V0008+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H01V0036+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0305+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S01V0063+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0449HB2254+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0462HB2254+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV1372+HB2254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV1034HB2254+HB2254