HB 2335 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Blue catfish; digital free fishing license program, sunset.

Summary
Free fishing license program; blue catfish; sunset. Directs the Department of Wildlife Resources to create a program that allows a person to obtain a digital fishing license at no cost through the Department's Go Outdoors Virginia mobile application to catch blue catfish. The bill requires the Department to establish certain eligibility requirements as provided in the bill and to establish guidelines for the administration of the program, including an incentive program to recognize program participants that catch the most blue catfish by weight, length, or number. The program has an expiration date of July 1, 2029, after which the Department is required to examine and report on the effectiveness of the free digital fishing license program in reducing the Commonwealth's population of blue catfish.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Committee
2
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Shelly Simonds
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