Menhaden fishing; prohibited in Chesapeake Bay. (SB158)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Menhaden fishing in Chesapeake Bay prohibited. Prohibits catching menhaden with purse nets in the territorial waters of the Commonwealth lying west or within three miles of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/18/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101137D |
12/18/2019 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB158) |
01/27/2020 | Assigned ACNR sub: Menhaden |
02/04/2020 | Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
If this bill is what it seems like then I support it. Omega Protein has thumbed its nose at Virginia law and the sustainability of our natural resources for too long. The Commonwealth should assert its sovereignty over this lawless foreign corporation.