VirginiaDiamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc.
What it does
Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; diamondback terrapin protection areas; use of bycatch reduction devices on crab traps; penalty. Requires the Marine Resources Commission, in collaboration with the Crab Management Advisory Committee and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, to develop and establish by December 1, 2027, diamondback terrapin protection areas in those portions of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries where interactions may occur between diamondback terrapins and any nets, traps, pots, or other fishing devices or gear. The bill directs the Commission to require by regulation bycatch reduction devices, as defined in the bill, on all recreational crab pots placed within any such diamondback terrapin protection area established by the Commission.
More detail
A violation of such regulation is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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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
- Apr 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1013)Latest
- Mar 14Failed to pass
- Mar 12Passed by for the day
- Mar 11Floor substitute printed 26109672D-S1 (Marsden)
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 11Passed by for the day
- Mar 11Reconsideration of Defeated Action by Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- Mar 11Senator Marsden Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- Mar 11Reading of substitute waived
- Mar 10Passed by for the day
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Mar 5Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 5Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Assigned HACNR sub: Water UsageMinor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1013)
- Feb 11Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 10Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 9committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4House committee offered
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1013)
- Feb 2Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2House subcommittee offered
- Jan 30Assigned HACNR sub: ChesapeakeMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105052DIntroduced