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2023 SESSION

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SB 897 Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program; created.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Governor's Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program. Establishes the Governor's Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program and authorizes the Governor to award grants to political subdivisions from the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund as part of the Program. Such grants, in amounts up to $250,000, shall be awarded as reimbursable grants to support blue catfish processing, flash freezing, and infrastructure projects. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to develop certain guidelines as provided in the bill on behalf of the Governor to facilitate the Program. This bill is identical to HB 1664.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102970D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105061D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB897ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/05/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102970D
• 01/05/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/24/23  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105061D-S1
• 01/24/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/01/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/03/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105061D-S1
• 02/03/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB897S1
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/23  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/23  House: Read first time
• 02/09/23  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/15/23  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 1-N)
• 02/15/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/17/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/23  House: Read second time
• 02/22/23  House: Read third time
• 02/22/23  House: Passed House (88-Y 10-N)
• 02/22/23  House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 10-N)
• 03/07/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB897ER)
• 03/08/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/23  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
• 03/13/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/21/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 134 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)