HB1573
Fishing privileges; revocation of license by MRC.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Marine Resources Commission; licenses; revocation.
Provides that when the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) revokes a fishing license for a violation of the tidal fisheries law, it shall revoke only the particular type of license that is applicable to the fishery in which the violation occurred. The Commission may revoke other licenses upon a second ... (More) violation within five years. The bill authorizes the Commission to revoke a person's underlying privileges when certain criteria are met. Under current law, the Commission is authorized to revoke all of the fishing licenses a person has been granted upon a first violation, irrespective of the location and type of fish described in the license. The bill also requires the Commission to accept credit card payment of any civil penalty it assesses for fishing under a revoked license or privileges. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100622D
- 01/02/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/12/2017 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/17/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1573)
- 01/26/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2017 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17105102D-H1
- 02/02/2017 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105102D-H1
- 02/03/2017 - House: Amendment by Delegate Bloxom agreed to
- 02/03/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1573EH1
- 02/03/2017 - House: Printed as engrossed 17105102D-EH1
- 02/06/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/16/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1573EH1)
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2017 - House: Enrolled
- 02/24/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1573ER)
- 02/24/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1573ER)
- 02/28/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 630 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/20/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0630)
