VirginiaMarine Science, Virginia Institute of; duties, oyster stock assessment, report.
What it does
Virginia Institute of Marine Science; duties; oyster stock assessment; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to conduct, in collaboration with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), a stock assessment of the oyster population in the waters of the Commonwealth beginning in calendar year 2026 and occurring no less frequently than every three years thereafter. The bill directs VIMS to report its findings and any recommendations to the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, VMRC's Shellfish Management Division, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than December 1 of the calendar year in which such assessment has been conducted.
More detail
The bill also directs VMRC to utilize the findings and recommendations of such assessment in its fisheries and restoration management decisions no later than July 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such assessment has been conducted.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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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
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 26106253D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 26Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26House subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Assigned HACNR sub: ChesapeakeMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105281DIntroduced