VA SB222 | 2020 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 222 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-04 - Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Harvest of menhaden after closure of fishery; penalty. Increases from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for harvesting menhaden for bait or reduction purposes after the portion of the total allowable landings for the sector in which that person holds a license has been closed.

Title

Menhaden; harvest after closure of fishery, penalty.

Roll Calls

2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-04	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Menhaden
2019-12-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2019-12-31	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101135D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
28	2	400.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB222
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB222+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0045+SB0222