VirginiaFees to hunt, fish, and trap; free or partially discounted, reimbursement.
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB45)
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 19Assigned HACNR sub: AgricultureMinor
- 2025
- Dec 26Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Dec 26Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103106DIntroduced