File Code: Hunting and Fishing
- Sponsored By:
-
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural
Resources)
- Entitled:
-
Department of Natural Resources - Authority to Establish Free Fishing Areas
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations
to create free fishing areas in tidal and nontidal waters of the State
where a person may catch finfish for recreational purposes without the
otherwise required licenses or authorizations; and creating an
exemption for free fishing areas to the requirement that a person
obtain an angler's license before fishing in the nontidal waters of
the State.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
House Action
- 2/15
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/27
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 2/28
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/20
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/27
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Muse) Adopted
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 430
Sponsored by:
- Environmental Matters Committee, Chair
- Departmental
- Natural Resources, Department of
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; Gill Nets
- Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
- Natural Resources, Department of
- Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
- Rules and Regulations
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Natural Resources
- (
4-214
,
4-604
,
4-745
)
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:
None offered
-
Committee Votes :
House
- Environmental Matters
Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
- April 3, 2012: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
