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CS/CS/SB 1318: Shellfish Harvesting

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Agriculture ; Dean

Shellfish Harvesting; Revising provisions directing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection, to protect specified shellfish beds, grounds, and reefs; providing for the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to authorize the use of dredges or mechanical harvesting devices as special lease conditions of sovereign submerged land leases under certain circumstances; authorizing the department, rather than requiring, to designate areas for the taking of oysters and clams to be planted on public lands, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 4/6/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-200
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2016 Senate • Filed
1/11/2016 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Fiscal Policy -SJ 100
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 100
1/27/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/01/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/1/2016 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 304
2/3/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Environmental Preservation and Conservation -SJ 304
2/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/09/16, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
2/9/2016 Senate • CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 402
• CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 316
2/11/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 402
• CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 408
2/12/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/17/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
2/18/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 424
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/24/16
2/24/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 493
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 551
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 551
3/2/2016 House • In Messages
3/4/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 834
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
• Received -HJ 834
3/7/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 885
• Substituted for CS/CS/HB 489 -HJ 886
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/8/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 918
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 918
3/8/2016 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 838
3/22/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-200