2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 514

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Hunting and Fishing Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 772
Sponsored By:
Senators Frosh and Stoltzfus
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Recreational and Commercial Crabbing

Synopsis:

Requiring an individual who uses specified gear to catch or possess crabs in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries for recreational purposes to obtain a recreational crabbing license; providing specified exceptions to the licensing requirement; establishing restrictions on gear that may be used for catching crabs for recreational purposes; establishing limits on the numbers of hard crabs, peelers, and soft crabs that licensed and unlicensed individuals may catch or possess; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/14
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Frosh, Stone, and Jacobs
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/6
Passed Enrolled
5/17
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/19
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (123-13)
4/4
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Guns, Weir, and Schisler
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (118-21)
Sponsored by:
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGENTS AND BROKERS
BOATS AND SHIPS
CHESAPEAKE BAY
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
CRABS
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
FISH AND FISHING -see also- AQUACULTURE; GILL NETS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
PENALTIES
RIVERS AND STREAMS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Natural Resources
( 4-803 , 4-805 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 444130/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2001   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 330916/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2001   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 113129/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:11 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 073028/2 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:11 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
April 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (123-13)
April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (118-21)