Fishing privileges; revocation of license by MRC. (HB1573)

Introduced By

Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson) with support from co-patron Del. Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack)

Progress

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

Description

Marine Resources Commission; licenses; revocation. Provides that when the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) revokes fishing privileges for a violation of the tidal fisheries law, it shall only revoke the particular type of license that is applicable to the fishery in which the violation occurred. Under current law, the Commission is authorized to revoke all of the fishing privileges a person has been granted, irrespective of the location and type of fish described in the license. The bill also reduces the maximum duration of the license revocation from five years to two years and requires the Commission to accept credit card payment of any civil penalty it assesses for fishing under a revoked license. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/02/2017Committee
01/02/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100622D
01/02/2017Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/12/2017Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
01/17/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1573)
01/26/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
02/01/2017Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2017Committee substitute printed 17105102D-H1
02/02/2017Read first time
02/03/2017Read second time
02/03/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105102D-H1
02/03/2017Amendment by Delegate Bloxom agreed to
02/03/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1573EH1
02/03/2017Printed as engrossed 17105102D-EH1
02/06/2017Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
02/06/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1573EH1)
02/07/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2017Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/16/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1573EH1)
02/16/2017Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2017Read third time
02/21/2017Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Enrolled
02/24/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1573ER)
02/24/2017Signed by Speaker
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/27/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1573ER)
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/20/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 630 (effective 7/1/17)
03/20/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0630)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 5 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM HALIFAX.

[Unknown]: THE HOUSE BILL 2255 CREATE A SUBSTITUTE. YOUTH TAX. I MOVE THE BILL BE ENGROSSED AND PASSED ON THE THIRD READING. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND PASSED TO THE THIRD READING. A SECTION OF THE CODE RELATED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY, REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, WITH AMENDMENTS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM SUSSEX, MS. TYLER.

[Unknown]: WE MOVE THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THANK YOU. HOUSE BILL 2332 IS SUBMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. BASICALLY, THIS BILL INSERTS THE STATEMENT THAT IT IS THE GOAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS BE COMPENSATED AT A RATE THAT IS COMPETITIVE AT A MINIMUM, AT OUR ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE TEACHER'S SALARY IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND KEEP QUALIFIED TEACHERS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 800 TEACHER POSITIONS UNFILLED IN THE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT TEACHER SALARY DISPARITY ACROSS THE STATE. VIRGINIA AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY IS $50,000, AND THE NATIONAL TEACHER SALARY IS $58,000. AN $8,000 DIFFERENCE. THE BILL WAS AMENDED BY THE COMMONWEALTH. COMMITTEE BECAUSE NORTHERN VIRGINIA TEACHER SALARIES ARE ALREADY ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, BUT IT IS THE GOAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO BRING OTHER TEACHER SALARIES, IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE TO ATTRACT AND KEEP QUALIFIED TEACHERS. I HOPE THE BODY WILL ENGROSS THE BILL AND PASS IT TO ITS THIRD READING. SHALL THE BILL BE PASSED TO THE THIRD READING. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. PASSED AND MOVED TO THE THIRD READING. THE TEACH LICENSURE TEACHER EDUCATION WITH A SUBSTITUTE. ASSESSMENT ON COMMITTEE

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM CULPEPER.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. QUESTION ON THE ADOPTION SUBSTITUTE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM CULPEPER.

[Unknown]: THIS GIVES MORE FREEDOM TO OUR LOCALITY. WHEN WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE LICENSURE, RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SERIES OF DIFFERENT TESTS. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR A LOT OF THESE YOUNG TEACHERS THAT ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED BUT WE CAN'T GET THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. WHEN THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE TEACHER'S CAPABILITY TO ALLOW THEM TO ENTER INTO THE CLASSROOM AND HELP WITH THE TEACHER'S SHORTAGES IN THE RURAL AREA. I HOPE IT'S THE WILL OF THE HOUSE TO PASS THIS MOTION TO THE THIRD READING. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND PASSED TO THE THIRD READING.


Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 36, NOS 4. AYES 36, NOS 4, THE BIM PASSES. THE SENATOR FROM AUGUSTA, SENATOR HANGER.

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IF IT'S IN ORDER AT THIS TIME, HAVING VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE WHEREBY WE PASSED THE BLOCK OF UNCONTESTED BILLS, I WOULD MOVE THAT THAT VOTE BE RECONSIDERED.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILLS PASSED EN BLOC BE RECONSIDERED. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): AYES 40, NOS 0.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM AUGUSTA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DRAW THE BODY'S ATTENTION TO PAGE 27, HOUSE BILL 1837 AND I WOULD ASK THAT THAT BILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE BLOCK AND PASSED BYE FOR THE DAY.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. WITHOUT OBJECTION, HOUSE BILL 1837 WILL GO BYE FOR THE DAY. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE HOUSE BILLS PASS EN BLOC, THAT IS ALL