2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 964

CHAPTER NUMBER: 260
File Code: Hunting and Fishing Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 379
Sponsored By:
Delegates Conway and Mathias
Entitled:
Atlantic Coastal Bays - Dredging for Oysters and Clams - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the use of dredging to catch or attempt to catch oysters and clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays area; prohibiting the use of a hydraulic clam dredge, power dredge, or other mechanical means of clamming and oystering in the Atlantic Coastal Bays; providing for a delayed effective date; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
3/16
Favorable Report Adopted
Special Order 3/21 (Delegate Haddaway) Adopted
3/18
Floor Amendment (Delegate Haddaway) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Eckardt) Rejected (41-96)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Eckardt) Rejected (39-99)
Second Reading Passed
3/19
Third Reading Passed (109-29)
3/30
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (112-26)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted (29-18)
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Rejected (20-27)
Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus)
Motion Special Order 4/4 (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (16-31)
Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (18-29)
Special Order 4/3 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted (27-20)
3/30
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin)
Motion Special Order 4/4 (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (16-31)
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (19-27)
Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (29-18)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 260

Sponsored by:

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Clams
Coastal Bays
Dredging
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Oysters

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources
( 4-215 , 4-1002 , 4-1012 , 4-1021.1 , 4-1021.1 , 4-1037 , 4-1038 , 4-1039 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 233224/01     Offered on: March 21, 2007   at: 11:10 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 633121/01     Offered on: March 21, 2007   at: 10:58 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 913120/01     Offered on: March 21, 2007   at: 11:02 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Senate
Number: 143024/01     Offered on: April 3, 2007   at: 12:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 173628/01     Offered on: April 3, 2007   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 273020/01     Offered on: April 2, 2007   at: 4:36 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 803321/01     Offered on: April 2, 2007   at: 4:25 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2007: Floor Amendment (Eckardt) {913120/1 Rejected (41-96)
March 18, 2007: Floor Amendment (Eckardt) {233224/1 Rejected (39-99)
March 19, 2007: Third Reading Passed (109-29)
March 30, 2007: Third Reading Passed (112-26)
Senate
March 28, 2007: Favorable Adopted (29-18)
March 29, 2007: Floor Amendment (Colburn) {803321/1 Rejected (20-27)
March 29, 2007: Motion Special Order until 4/4 (Jacobs) Rejected (16-31)
March 29, 2007: Floor Amendment (Stoltzfus) Rejected (18-29)
March 29, 2007: Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Pipkin) Adopted (27-20)
March 30, 2007: Motion Special Order until 4/4 (Pipkin) Rejected (16-31)
March 30, 2007: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) Rejected (19-27)
March 30, 2007: Third Reading Passed (29-18)