VA HB 45

died on adjournment

Fees to hunt, fish, and trap; free or partially discounted, reimbursement.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Department of Wildlife Resources; free or partially discounted fees to hunt, fish, and trap; reimbursement. Requires the Department of Wildlife Resources to maintain an annual accounting of revenue that would have been received by the Department from license exemptions or free or partially discounted fees to hunt, fish, or trap that are established by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 2026, and to submit such accounting to the Department of Accounts by August 1 of each year. The bill requires the Department of Accounts to pay the actual amount of such revenue within 30 days into the Game Protection Fund and also allows the accounting required by the bill and any other records relating to such accounting to be subject to audit by the State Comptroller.

Introduced: 2025-12-26
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-12-26
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103106D
filing,introduction
2025-12-26
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-19
Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB45)
2026-02-04
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-04
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-01-28 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2026-02-04 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- 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.: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-11 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
- Bill Wiley: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB45

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