SB 222 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Menhaden; harvest after closure of fishery, penalty.

Summary

Harvest of menhaden after closure of fishery;penalty. Increases from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felonythe penalty for harvesting menhaden for bait or reduction purposesafter the portion of the total allowable landings for the sectorin which that person holds a license has been closed.

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 31, 2019 Last action Feb 4, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 27, 2020

Committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Menhaden

upper

Dec 31, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Dec 31, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101135D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors