VA SB219 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Purse net fishing prohibited. Prohibits fishing for menhaden with purse nets (i) in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries within one mile of mean low water and (ii) within three miles of shoreline of Virginia Beach extending to the North Carolina border.

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Title

Purse net fishing prohibited.

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Roll Calls


History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-28SenatePassed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2016-01-05SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2016-01-05SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102053D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
282409(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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