HB 1110 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification.

Summary

Marine Products Board; blue catfish; Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification. Directs the Marine Products Board to establish and maintain a voluntary Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification and labeling program for any blue catfish that is taken or caught in the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries and is processed in the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits any person from labeling any product as Chesapeake Wild Harvest unless such product conforms to the provisions of the bill.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute → Chesapeake Subcommittee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

This diff shows a formatting and layout change between two versions of the same legislative bill. The substantive content of HB 1110 regarding Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification for blue catfish remains unchanged. The differences are primarily related to document formatting, spacing, and header information rather than policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Document layout and formatting changed from a clean text version to a formatted version with line numbers, page headers, and spacing adjustments typical of official legislative documents.

Added document identifiers including bill number (26106061D), session year (2026), and amendment type (House Substitute) in the formatted version.

Removed the original date stamp (2/02/2026) and simplified header formatting from the initial version.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

81–4

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 88

Feb 10, 2026

D Democratic53

52 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican35

29 Yea 4 Nay 2

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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 (93-Y 4-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors