COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE
Summary
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that blind or disabled residents may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license. Provides that veterans who, according to the determination of the federal Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability pensions may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license during those periods of the year that it is lawful to fish with commercial fishing devices, if the respective disabilities do not prevent them from fishing in a manner that is safe to themselves and others.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2014
Committee Review
Apr 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced Mar 4, 2014
Signed Aug 15, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2014 · House Mar 4, 2014
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 20, 2014
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 15, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 20, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 29, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 23, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Mar 5, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 4, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-3)
house
Feb 18, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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