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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1048: Menhaden reduction fishing; Marine Resources Commission to prohibit in the Chesapeake Bay.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1048 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Menhaden reduction fishing; Marine Resources Commission to prohibit in the Chesapeake Bay. Primary sponsor: Betsy Carr (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; menhaden reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay prohibited. Directs the Marine Resources Commission to prohibit all fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries until a determination has been made that research specific to the Chesapeake Bay has demonstrated that the menhaden reduction fishery does not negatively impact other fisheries or menhaden-dependent species. Such determination shall be made by the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and certified in writing to the Virginia Code Commission.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Betsy CarrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103329D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source