Fishing with trawl nets and drag nets; shrimp and horseshoe crab; license fee; penalty.
Summary
Fishing with trawl nets and drag nets; shrimp and horseshoe crab; license fee; penalty. Allows the Marine Resources Commission to issue licenses or permits to any person to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device within the three-mile limit of the Virginia Atlantic shoreline for the shrimp and horseshoe crab fisheries. The bill specifies that such license or permit shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 or as subsequently revised by the Commission for each boat so employed. Current law allows any person to fish with trawl nets and drag nets for fish, shellfish, or marine organisms, provided such person has a license issued by the Commission to trawl within the three-mile limit from Cape Charles north to the Maryland line, except during September and October and from 36° 40' north latitude south to the North Carolina line at any time, and from Cape Henry south to 36° 40' north latitude between October 1 and May 1. This bill is identical to SB 933.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 4, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MINOR
This bill enacts HB 1697 into law by converting it from an enrolled bill to a chaptered act. The substantive text of the legislation remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments made to comply with official publication standards for Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Scope change
No substantive scope or applicability changes; the bill's provisions regarding trawl net and drag net fishing restrictions remain identical to the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL
Formatting adjustments were made to convert the bill from enrolled format to chaptered format, including adding chapter number (Chapter 13), approval date (March 18, 2025), and adjusting line breaks and spacing for official publication.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 13 (Effective 07/01/25)
Feb 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Feb 19, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Feb 19, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1697ER)
Feb 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Feb 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed by for the day
Feb 11, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Jan 28, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Jan 22, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Jan 20, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Jan 14, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Jan 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
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