Blue catfish; Board of Wildlife Resources shall amend 4VAC15-320-25, Creel and length limits.
Summary
Board of Wildlife Resources; creel limits; blue catfish. Requires the Board of Wildlife Resources to amend regulations to remove the one-fish daily limit for blue catfish longer than 32 inches in the Commonwealth.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute
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Enrolled
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1 edit
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Feb 23, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act, changing its status from a substitute amendment to official law. The primary policy change expands the geographic area where blue catfish can be caught without a daily limit from specific rivers to the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.
Scope change
The applicability of the regulation change was broadened from specific tidal waters in the James, Rappahannock, and York Rivers to all waters within the state.
SCOPE
The daily creel limit for blue catfish longer than 32 inches was removed from specific river tributaries and extended to the entire Commonwealth.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
5
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2782ER)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senator Stuart, Richard H. Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 18-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25105342D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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