VA HB928 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or commercial fishing activity, defined in the bill, of a commercial fishing vessel within the territorial waters of the Commonwealth. The bill deems a person to be ineligible for any hunting or fishing license for a period of one year upon a first conviction of this offense and for a period of three years upon a second or subsequent conviction. The bill also requires any person convicted of a violation of this offense to complete boating safety education. Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or commercial fishing activity, defined in the bill, of a commercial fishing vessel within the territorial waters of the Commonwealth. The bill deems a person to be ineligible for any hunting or fishing license for a period of one year upon a first conviction of this offense and for a period of three years upon a second or subsequent conviction. The bill also requires any person convicted of a violation of this offense to complete boating safety education.
Title
Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Hillary Pugh Kent [R] | Del. Joshua Cole [D] | Del. Chad Green [R] | Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D] |
| Del. David Owen [R] | Del. Tony Wilt [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403) | |
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB928ER) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB928H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107040D-H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107040D-H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104517D |
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Wildlife Inland Fisheries and Boating
Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Wildlife Inland Fisheries and Boating
