Marine Resources Commission; advisory committees.
Summary
Establishes four advisory committees to make recommendations to the Marine Resources Commission on issues relating to the management of, respectively, crab, finfish, shellfish, and habitat. The bill also alters two existing advisory boards that deal with commercial fishing and recreational fishing, respectively, one existing advisory committee that deals with the Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing Tournament, and one existing board that advises on the awarding of fishery resource grants. The bill provides that once appointed, no member of any of the seven committees and boards shall be removed except for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty. The provisions of the bill establishing the four new committees expire on July 1, 2020.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2017
Last action Jan 31, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1680H1
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104384D-H1
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100869D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Bloxom
RRepublican
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