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2017 SESSION
HB 2297 Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post.
Introduced by: Jason S. Miyares | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly notice of the application in a newspaper and (ii) requires all forms of notice to invite written comments. The bill also provides that the applicant shall bear the cost of notice.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17102816D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17102816D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2297ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2297ER2) pdf
- 04/05/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17102816D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/19/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/25/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology
- 02/01/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time
- 02/06/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2297E
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17102816D-E
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2297ER)
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/17 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/05/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/05/17 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/17 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/05/17 House: Reenrolled
- 04/05/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2297ER2)
- 04/05/17 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/05/17 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/05/17 House: Enacted, Chapter 798 (effective 7/1/17)
- 04/05/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798)