HB1013
Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
Senate: Passed by for the day
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; diamondback terrapin protection areas; use of bycatch reduction devices on crab traps; penalty.
Requires the Marine Resources Commission, in collaboration with the Crab Management Advisory Committee and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, to develop and establish by December 1, 2027, diamondback terrapin protection areas in those portions of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries where interactions may occur between diamondback terrapins and ... (More) any nets, traps, pots, or other fishing devices or gear. The bill directs the Commission to require by regulation bycatch reduction devices, as defined in the bill, on all recreational crab pots placed within any such diamondback terrapin protection area established by the Commission. A violation of such regulation is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105052D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1013)
- 02/04/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/18/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1013)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senator Marsden Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Defeated Action by Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
