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 right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters includes the right to propagate shellfish by whatever legal means necessary. This bill is identical to HB 189.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 31, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 36 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101827D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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