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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 19: Atlantic menhaden; VIMS, et al., to study ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance.

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 19 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on December 12, 2023. According to its official title, it concerns: Atlantic menhaden; VIMS, et al., to study ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance. Primary sponsor: Lee Ware (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Rules.

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Official summary

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

Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Marine Resources Commission; study of ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance of Atlantic menhaden; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in collaboration with the Marine Resources Commission and certain stakeholders, as provided in the bill, to conduct a three-year study of the ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance of the Atlantic menhaden population in the waters of the Commonwealth. The bill requires VIMS to provide a report on its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources no later than October 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lee WarePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“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 Rules
  2. Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Committee on Rules
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102143D

Sources

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