AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FOOD FISHING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
Summary
This Act removes the language "in the capacity of Master" from Chapter 9 of Title 7. This language has the effect of prohibiting highly credentialed professionals who have earned the right to captain their own ships, via appropriate United States Coast Guard training, from being provided with a food fishing permit. Removing this criterion would make the existing requirements more flexible and allow families that rely upon fishing as part of their livelihoods to proceed unimpeded by time-consuming and costly requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 1, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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