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2005 SESSION

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HB 2887 Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp; required for those persons hunting or taking waterfowl.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Duck stamp.  Establishes the Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp.  A person must obtain this $9.75 stamp in order to hunt migratory waterfowl.  The proceeds from the sale of the stamp will be deposited in a special account to be used to fund (i) expenses associated with administering the stamp program, (ii) habitat improvement grants to nonprofit organizations, and (iii) Department of Game and Inland Fisheries initiatives to protect, restore, enhance, and develop waterfowl habitat. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/05  House: Presented & ordered printed 051654380  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051692380-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2887ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0127)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/05  House: Presented & ordered printed 051654380
• 01/21/05  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/02/05  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051692380-H1
• 02/03/05  House: Read first time
• 02/04/05  House: Read second time
• 02/04/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 051692380-H1
• 02/04/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2887H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2887ER)
• 03/01/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 127 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0127)