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2013 SESSION
SB 1108 Potomac River Compact; changes penalty for illegal fishing in Potomac River jurisdiction of court.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Illegal fishing in the Potomac River; penalty. Amends the Potomac River Compact by changing the penalty for violating the fishing laws in the Potomac River from the current $1,000 maximum penalty to a maximum penalty of $3,000. The bill also requires the alleged offender, if he is a resident of Virginia or Maryland, to be tried in the state in which he resides.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103413D pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1108ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103413D
- 01/09/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/17/13 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 3-N)
- 01/21/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/13 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/23/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 01/25/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/25/13 House: Read first time
- 01/25/13 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/04/13 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources
- 02/06/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 House: Read second time
- 02/15/13 House: Read third time
- 02/15/13 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/13 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/13 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (16-Y 23-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N)
- 02/20/13 House: House insisted on amendment
- 02/20/13 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senators: Hanger, Stuart, Ebbin
- 02/21/13 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/13 House: Delegates: Ransone, Ware, R.L., Plum
- 02/23/13 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/13 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1108ER)
- 03/04/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 635 (effective - see bill)
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)