Menhaden fishing; prohibited in Chesapeake Bay.
Summary
Menhaden fishing in Chesapeake Bay prohibited. Prohibits catching menhaden with purse nets in the territorial watersof the Commonwealth lying west or within three miles of the ChesapeakeBay Bridge-Tunnel.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 18, 2019
Last action Feb 4, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Menhaden
upper
Dec 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101137D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
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