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2016 SESSION

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SB 284 Oysters; taking for recreational use.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Recreational oyster harvest. Limits to public oyster grounds or unleased bottom open for harvest during the legally prescribed oyster season the taking of one bushel of oysters in any one day for personal use for purposes of the current exemptions (i) from licensing requirements and (ii) for the taking of oysters on Sunday during daylight hours.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100478D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104497D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/15/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB284ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/23/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100478D
• 01/07/16  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/21/16  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104497D-S1
• 01/25/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/16  Senate: Read second time
• 01/26/16  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/26/16  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104497D-S1
• 01/26/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB284S1
• 01/27/16  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/16  House: Read first time
• 02/03/16  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/10/16  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/16  House: Read second time
• 02/12/16  House: Read third time
• 02/12/16  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/16  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/15/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB284ER)
• 02/15/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/15/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/16/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/16/16
• 02/16/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 23, 2016
• 02/23/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 7/1/16)
• 02/23/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)