HB 645 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Marine Resources Commission; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices.

Summary

Marine Resources Commission; license tags and identification numbers; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices. Provides that license tags or identification numbers for commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices shall be attached and displayed in a manner prescribed by the Marine Resources Commission and repeals a provision that requires a licensee to apply for a new tag within 24 hours after the discovery of the destruction or loss of the original tag. Currently, the requirements for attaching and displaying license tags or identification numbers are set forth in state law.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill marks the final transition of HB 645 from an enrolled draft to an official state law (Chapter 409) for the 2026 session. The substantive legislative text regarding license tag placement and the repeal of a previous section remains unchanged; the only modifications are formatting adjustments and the addition of the official approval date.

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from a draft 'Enrolled' format to a final 'Chaptered' format, adding the official chapter number (409) and the specific approval date (April 8, 2026).

Minor formatting changes were applied to the text layout, such as adjusting line breaks and indentation, without altering the legal meaning.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 409 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB645ER)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors