Commercial fishing: lobster management.
Summary
Existing law prescribes the construction and dimensions of a wire lobster trap. This bill would revise the prescribed dimensions of wire lobster traps, and would add provisions relating to the use of a wire to hold the escape gap in place.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Aug 2010
Assembly Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
Aug 2010
Signed into Law
Sep 2010
Introduced Feb 13, 2009
Signed Sep 30, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2010 · Assembly May 28, 2009
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 35
Aug 27, 2010
D
Democratic23
78% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
13
Committee
13
Amendments
8
Sep 30, 2010
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 30, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 67. Noes 8. Page 6865.)
lower
Aug 30, 2010
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 27, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-0-6)
senate
Aug 23, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
upper
Aug 20, 2010
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
upper
Aug 18, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 17).
upper
Aug 17, 2009
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jul 13, 2009
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jul 6, 2009
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 23, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.) (June 23).
upper
Jun 4, 2009
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
May 28, 2009
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (33-24-5)
assembly
May 14, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) (May 13).
lower
May 12, 2009
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 11, 2009
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
lower
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Apr 23, 2009
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 22, 2009
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 21, 2009
Introduced
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 13).
lower
Mar 27, 2009
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Feb 14, 2009
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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