SB 616 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; name change.

Summary
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; namechange. Renames the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries asthe Department of Wildlife Resources and the Board of Game and InlandFisheries as the Board of Wildlife Resources.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 958 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (60-Y 40-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102183D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
VA
11