FISH AND FISHING -see also- AQUACULTURE; GILL NETS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 19

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  HB 243

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Fish - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Seasons, Gear, and Catch Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 244

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 53

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Fish - Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 576

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 247

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hutchins and Owings

  Entitled

  Statute of Limitations - Fish and Wildlife Violations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 673

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 468

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Harford County - Fishing Pound Nets - Distance Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 674

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 469

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Haul Seining - Landowner Permission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 758

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, McClenahan, and Weir (Chesapeake Bay Commission)

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - New Fishery Management Plans for Certain Varieties of Fish

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1028

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 268

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Holt, Kopp, Parker, Branch, W. Baker, Conway, and Kirk

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - National Aquarium in Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1212

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1254

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 285

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - New Fishery Management Plans for Certain Varieties of Fish

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1408

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 303

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Fisheries Management - Black Bass

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 31

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Statute of Limitations - Fish and Wildlife Violations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 214

  Status as of March 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh (Chesapeake Bay Commission)

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - New Fishery Management Plans for Certain Varieties of Fish

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 318

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Fishing - Croakers - Size and Creel Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 322

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Currie, Hughes, Della, Van Hollen, Conway, Blount, Boozer, Young, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, McFadden, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - National Aquarium in Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 363

  Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Recreational Fishing Licenses - Exemptions for Senior Citizens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 431

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Tidal Fish License - Seniors - Exemption from Waiting List

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 443

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership and Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 525

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Fishing - Otter or Beam Trawl - Summer Flounder

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 725

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Commercial Fishing - Apprenticeship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters