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HB 1298 Noncommercial vessels; reasonable suspicion.

Introduced by: Rick L. Morris | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Noncommercial vessels; reasonable suspicion. Requires law-enforcement officers to have reasonable suspicion that a violation of law or regulation exists before stopping, boarding, or inspecting a noncommercial vessel on the navigable waters of the Commonwealth. The bill allows conservation police officers and Virginia Marine Police officers to (i) stop, board, and inspect in order to inspect hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses or creel and bag limits and (ii) conduct lawful boating safety checkpoints in accordance with established policies of the two agencies.

FULL TEXT

• 11/05/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100733D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104303D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15104303D-EH1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105279D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/15  House: Conference substitute printed 15105652D-H2  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1298ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 11/05/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100733D
• 11/05/14  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/19/15  House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources
• 01/28/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 3-N)
• 02/04/15  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/04/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104303D-H1
• 02/05/15  House: Read first time
• 02/06/15  House: Read second time
• 02/06/15  House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104303D-H1
• 02/06/15  House: Amendment by Delegate Morris agreed to
• 02/06/15  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1298EH1
• 02/06/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15104303D-EH1
• 02/09/15  House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 26-N)
• 02/09/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 26-N)
• 02/10/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/19/15  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105279D-S1
• 02/23/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/15  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/24/15  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15105279D-S1
• 02/24/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1298S1
• 02/24/15  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/15  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 15105279D-S1 (1-Y 95-N)
• 02/25/15  House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
• 02/26/15  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/15  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/26/15  House: House acceded to request
• 02/26/15  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/26/15  House: Delegates: Morris, Hodges, Murphy
• 02/26/15  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/26/15  Senate: Senators: Stuart, Stanley, Lewis
• 02/27/15  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/27/15  House: Conference substitute printed 15105652D-H2
• 02/27/15  House: Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 10-N)
• 02/27/15  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (88-Y 10-N)
• 02/27/15  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/15  House: Enrolled
• 03/06/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1298ER)
• 03/06/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
• 03/10/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/23/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)