2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2782: Blue catfish; Board of Wildlife Resources shall amend 4VAC15-320-25, Creel and length limits.
Legislative Summary
Board of Wildlife Resources; creel limits; blue catfish. Requires the Board of Wildlife Resources to amend regulations to remove the one-fish daily limit for blue catfish longer than 32 inches in the Commonwealth.
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105342D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2782)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2782)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 18-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/14/2025
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/14/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/14/2025
Senator Stuart, Richard H. Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/14/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2782ER)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2782)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates
Amendments
Senator Stuart, Richard H. Amendment
Senator Stuart, Richard H. Amendment
Not Adopted
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment
Not Adopted
Senate Amendments
Senate Amendments
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N)
2/18/2025
67
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 1-N)
2/14/2025
35
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
2/11/2025
14
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 18-N)
2/4/2025
78
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
