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2007 Regular Session bill information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:19 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 473

CHAPTER NUMBER: 607
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Hunting and Fishing
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 206

Sponsored By:
Delegates Elmore, Cane, Eckardt, Haddaway, Mathias, Smigiel, and Walkup

Entitled:
Natural Resources - Soft Crabs - Bycatch

Synopsis:

Requiring specified regulations adopted by the Department of Natural Resources to establish a permissible bycatch for soft crabs to be no more restrictive than the permissible bycatch for hard crabs and peeler crabs; creating an exception to the prohibition against possessing a bycatch of undersized soft crabs; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations relating to a bycatch for soft crabs; and making the Act an emergency measure.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/7
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable
Special Order later today (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 607

Sponsored by:

Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crabs
Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; Gill Nets
Natural Resources, Department of
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statute:

Natural Resources
( 4-809 )

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: 390916/01     Offered on: March 19, 2007   at: 8:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 173627/02     Offered on: April 5, 2007   at: 7:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 4, 2007: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-0)



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