VA HB137 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Killing feral hogs. Allows employees of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and federal agencies having responsibility for fisheries and wildlife management to hunt or kill, from aircraft and with the permission of the landowner, feral hogs in False Cape State Park and Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, except during waterfowl season.

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Title

Feral hogs; employees of DGIF & federal agencies allowed to hunt or kill from aircraft, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)
2016-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-02-25 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
2016-02-25HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 02/25/16
2016-02-25SenateSigned by President
2016-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB137ER)
2016-02-24HouseEnrolled
2016-02-23SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-23SenateRead third time
2016-02-22SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2016-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-01HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-01-29HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-01-28HouseRead first time
2016-01-27HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2016-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2016-01-13HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2015-12-18HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2015-12-18HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102939D

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Bill Comments

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