Brook Trout; redesignating as official fish of State. (HB1011)

Introduced By

Sen. Robert Hurt (R-Chatham)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Emblems; state fish and bat. Redesignates the Brook Trout as the official fish of the Commonwealth and corrects the spelling of the name of the state bat. The Code section that recognized the Brook Trout as the official state fish was inadvertently repealed during the recodification of Title 1 last year. The Brook Trout has been the Commonwealth's official fish since 1993. Read the Bill »

Status

03/23/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064597132
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/18/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1011)
01/25/2006Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
01/26/2006Read first time
01/27/2006Passed by for the day
01/30/2006Read second time and engrossed
01/31/2006Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
01/31/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
01/31/2006Communicated to Senate
02/01/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2006Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/15/2006Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006Read third time
02/20/2006Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1011ER)
02/27/2006Enrolled
02/28/2006Signed by Speaker
03/01/2006Signed by President
03/06/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1011ER)
03/23/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/06)
03/31/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)