Aquaculture; right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters.
Summary
Right to aquaculture. Provides that the rightto use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in ChesapeakeBay waters includes the right to propagate shellfish by whatever legalmeans necessary. This bill is identical to SB 509.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 35 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101032D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Webert
RRepublican
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