Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; boat ramp fees; exemptions.
Summary
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; boatramp fees; exemptions. Authorizes the Department of Game andInland Fisheries to charge a fee for the use of any facility thatthe Department manages and any boat ramp that the Department ownsor manages. Current law authorizes such fee only for a facility thatis owned by the Department. The bill adds exemptions from such feesfor a person holding a valid access permit issued by the Departmentand any person who is a passenger in but not the owner or operator of a paddlecraft or registered vessel. The bill includes technicalchanges.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 15, 2020
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (77-Y 21-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105271D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
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