2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 159

CHAPTER NUMBER: 427
File Code: Hunting and Fishing Prior Year Introduction As: SB 342/10 - EHE Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 273
Sponsored By:
Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Young, Simonaire, and Ferguson
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Hearing

Synopsis:

Providing that a person who is cited for unlawfully catching oysters may have a specified license revoked under specified circumstances; establishing grounds for license revocation; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to hold a hearing under specified circumstances in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; requiring the Department to revoke a person's license to catch oysters under specified circumstances; and prohibiting a person from engaging or working in a specified fishery under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/26
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/15
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Colburn) Adopted
2/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (12-34)
Special Order until 2/17 (Senator Colburn) Adopted
2/17
Special Order until 2/22 (Senator Conway) Adopted
2/22
Floor Amendment (Senator Astle)
Special Order until 2/23 (Senator DeGrange) Adopted
2/23
Floor Amendment (Senator Astle) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Withdrawn
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/25
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
House Action
2/28
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/22
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (126-13)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 427

Sponsored by:

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Citations
Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; Gill Nets
Hearings
Judicial Review -see also- Appeals
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Natural Resources -see also- Conserv; Forest & Park; Wildlds
Oysters

Bill affects the following Statute:

Natural Resources
( 4-1210 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 123027/01     Offered on: February 23, 2011   at: 12:30 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 293820/01     Offered on: February 16, 2011   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 663525/02     Offered on: February 23, 2011   at: 12:31 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 824335/01     Offered on: February 16, 2011   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Environmental Matters
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 16, 2011: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {293820/1 Rejected (12-34)
February 25, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 31, 2011: Third Reading Passed (126-13)