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HB 1574 Oyster culling regulation; cargo of oysters shall be scattered on public rocks.
Introduced by: Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Marine Resources Commission; oysters; culling. Provides that when a person charged with violating an oyster culling regulation is required to scatter the entire cargo of oysters on the public rocks, no portion of the cargo shall be scattered anywhere else. The bill also requires the Marine Resources Commission to accept cash, check, or credit card payment of a bond paid in lieu of throwing the cargo overboard. Current law allows only payments in cash.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100623D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105104D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1574ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100623D
- 01/02/17 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/12/17 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105104D-H1
- 02/02/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Read second time
- 02/03/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105104D-H1
- 02/03/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1574H1
- 02/06/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-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 (HB1574ER)
- 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
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)