Trout fishing in stocked waters; equalizes for residents and nonresidents requirements to fish.
Summary
Trout fishing in stocked waters. Equalizesfor residents and nonresidents requirements to fish in designatedstocked trout waters. The bill requires either such person to possess(i) a regular season state or county fishing license or a trip fishinglicense valid for at least five days and (ii) a trout license ora special lifetime trout fishing license.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2021
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 1, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 280 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102080D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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