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1999 SESSION

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HB 2221 Removal of property from waters; penalty.

Introduced by: I. Vincent Behm, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Removal of property from waters; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for the owner of a vessel to allow his boat to be abandoned, left in danger of sinking, or in disrepair for more than a week after notification by the Marine Resources Commission or a law-enforcement official. In the case of a natural disaster or act of God, owners of abandoned, sunken or damaged vessels would receive notification 60 days after the storm that they have one week to remove their boats from the waterway.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 999419127  pdf
• 02/05/99  House: Committee substitute printed 991730127-H1  pdf
• 02/09/99  House: Printed as engrossed 991730127-EH1  pdf
• 03/09/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2221ER)  pdf
• 04/02/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 999419127
• 01/21/99  House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/27/99  House: Reported from Cons. & Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  House: Referred to Committee on Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
• 02/05/99  House: Reported from Ches. & Its Trib. w/sub. (17-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/99  House: Committee substitute printed 991730127-H1
• 02/06/99  House: Read first time
• 02/07/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/08/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/99  House: Read second time
• 02/09/99  House: Committee substitute agreed to 991730127-H1
• 02/09/99  House: Amendments by Mr. Behm agreed to
• 02/09/99  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amds. 991730127-EH1
• 02/09/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Passed House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/09/99  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/09/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/99  House: Printed as engrossed 991730127-EH1
• 02/11/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/22/99  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amd. (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/99  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/23/99  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/23/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/99  House: Senate amd agreed to by House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2221ER)
• 03/12/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/99)
• 04/02/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)