---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oyster Replenishment Fund; oyster resource user fees to be credited to Fund."
description: "Oyster Replenishment Fund; oyster resource user fees to be credited to Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1438"
citation: "Virginia HB 1438 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 57
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-12-19"
last_action: "2023-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0d84d8e-57ef-4a17-a3be-6993e2ae9087"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1438"
source_hash: "5dbfba1eb6a7ad15873495a8c3789ba23edcf0fd8e6742c49856b0dba1ef42a5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1438 (2023) — Oyster Replenishment Fund; oyster resource user fees to be credited to Fund.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0770** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0770)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106753D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1438S1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23106861D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1438S2)
4. **Governor's substitute printed 23107686D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1438H1)
5. **HB1438ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1438ER)
6. **HB1438ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1438ER2)

## Votes

- VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 22-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (79-Y 15-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-19** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101913D `filing, introduction`
- **2022-12-19** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-21** Impact statement from TAX (HB1438)
- **2023-01-23** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-23** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
- **2023-01-23** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03** Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB1438E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23101913D-E
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13** Committee substitute printed 23106753D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-13** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-14** Committee substitute printed 23106861D-S2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute rejected 23106753D-S1
- **2023-02-15** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute agreed to 23106861D-S2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1438S2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106861D-S2 (74-Y 22-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 22-N)
- **2023-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-20** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1438ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB1438ER)
- **2023-03-27** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-03-27** Governor's substitute printed 23107686D-H1
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-04-12** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N)
- **2023-04-12** VOTE: Adoption (79-Y 15-N)
- **2023-04-12** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-04-12** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled bill text (HB1438ER2) `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Enacted, Chapter 770 (effective 7/1/23) `became-law`
- **2023-04-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0770)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0d84d8e-57ef-4a17-a3be-6993e2ae9087`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).