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HB928

Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: April 4, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)

Chief Patron:
Hillary Pugh Kent (R)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. 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. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104517D
  • 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/17/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB928)
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB928)
  • 02/01/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/02/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/02/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107040D-H1
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB928H1)
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107040D-H1
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB928H1
  • 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB928ER)
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB928ER)
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)

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