Trout fishing; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue special permits for handicapped. (HB5)

Introduced By

Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson)

Progress

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

Description

Special fishing license for handicapped. Authorizes the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue permits to organized groups of physically or mentally handicapped persons to fish on the second Saturday in May in designated waters stocked with trout, without members of the group having to obtain individual licenses. This is emergency legislation. This bill is identical to SB 12. Read the Bill »

Status

02/23/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
11/21/2005Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/06 060014264
11/21/2005Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/17/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB5)
01/18/2006Reported from ACNR with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
01/19/2006Read first time
01/20/2006Read second time
01/20/2006Committee amendment agreed to
01/20/2006Engrossed by House as amended HB5E
01/20/2006Printed as engrossed 060014264-E
01/23/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/23/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
01/23/2006Communicated to Senate
01/24/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
01/24/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/25/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB5E)
02/06/2006Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
02/07/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/07/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/08/2006Read third time
02/08/2006Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/08/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/15/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5ER)
02/15/2006Enrolled
02/15/2006Signed by Speaker
02/15/2006Signed by President
02/17/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB5ER)
02/23/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 8 (effective 2/23/06)
03/27/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)