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2024 SESSION

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HB 928 Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty.

Introduced by: Hillary Pugh Kent | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or commercial fishing activity, defined in the bill, of a commercial fishing vessel within the territorial waters of the Commonwealth. The bill deems a person to be ineligible for any hunting or fishing license for a period of one year upon a first conviction of this offense and for a period of three years upon a second or subsequent conviction. The bill also requires any person convicted of a violation of this offense to complete boating safety education.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104517D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/07/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107040D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB928ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104517D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/01/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107040D-H1
• 02/09/24  House: Read first time
• 02/12/24  House: Read second time
• 02/12/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107040D-H1
• 02/12/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB928H1
• 02/13/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/14/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
• 03/05/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB928ER)
• 03/05/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/04/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)