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VA HB 1049

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Menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods in Chesapeake Bay.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 1049 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1049 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations

What is VA HB 1049 about?

Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods; observers. Directs the Marine Resources Commission to develop and maintain a quota period management system for the menhaden reduction fishery Bay Cap, as defined in the bill, that is designed to ensure that the removal of menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay is more evenly distributed throughout the harvest season and to mitigate the negative impacts of concentrated, high volume menhaden removals from the Bay. The bill directs the Commission to establish either a monthly-based system or a trimester-based system and provides that no unused or underutilized portion of a quota period may be carried or rolled over into the following quota period. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to ensure that (i) 10 percent of all trips for the menhaden reduction fishery carry at least one trained observer to document the composition and weight of the actual catch and (ii) such observers report such documentation to the Commission.

Who sponsors VA HB 1049?

Betsy B. Carr is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1049.

Description

Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods; observers. Directs the Marine Resources Commission to develop and maintain a quota period management system for the menhaden reduction fishery Bay Cap, as defined in the bill, that is designed to ensure that the removal of menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay is more evenly distributed throughout the harvest season and to mitigate the negative impacts of concentrated, high volume menhaden removals from the Bay. The bill directs the Commission to establish either a monthly-based system or a trimester-based system and provides that no unused or underutilized portion of a quota period may be carried or rolled over into the following quota period. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to ensure that (i) 10 percent of all trips for the menhaden reduction fishery carry at least one trained observer to document the composition and weight of the actual catch and (ii) such observers report such documentation to the Commission.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Betsy B. Carrprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103931D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1049)

  5. 2026-02-09

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-09

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)

  7. 2026-02-11

    Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

  • IntroducedCompare
  • Chesapeake Subcommittee AmendmentCompare
  • Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources AmendmentCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

    2026-02-09 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: no
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no

  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 12-10

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: no
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: no
    • Jackie H. Glass: no
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: no
    • Marty Martinez: yes
    • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
    • Tony O. Wilt: no
    • Michael J. Webert: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1049

Attribution

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