Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1697: Fishing with trawl nets and drag nets; shrimp and horseshoe crab; license fee; penalty.

Enacted Last action March 18, 2025: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0013)

Plain-language summary

HB 1697 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Fishing with trawl nets and drag nets; shrimp and horseshoe crab; license fee; penalty. Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0013).

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic).