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Bill Oyster grounds; dredging projects in Lynnhaven River. Provides that certain oyster ground leaseholders in the Lynnhaven River are subject to the conduct of approved municipal dredging projects to restore existing navigation channels. The bill limits such projects to oyster grounds that are condemned, restricted, or otherwise nonproductive, and it requires the locality to compensate the lessee for the use of the ground. The bill directs that if the parties cannot agree on a compensation amount, a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the value of the ground. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2019. This bill is identical to us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2017 SB 1143 Virginia SB 1143 (2017)
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Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Waters of the State
Ports and Harbors
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Bill R. DeSteph, Jr.
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Virginia SB 1143 (2017) — Oyster grounds; dredging projects in Lynnhaven River.

Provides that certain oyster ground leaseholders in the Lynnhaven River are subject to the conduct of approved municipal dredging projects to restore existing navigation channels. The bill limits such projects to oyster grounds that are condemned, restricted, or otherwise nonproductive, and it requires the locality to compensate the lessee for the use of the ground. The bill directs that if the parties cannot agree on a compensation amount, a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the value of the ground. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2019. This bill is identical to

Version chain

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

  1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0365) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1143ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104818D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101559D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — 220 (pass) · legislature
  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 380 (pass) · legislature
  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite — 150 (pass) · legislature
  • Passed Senate — 400 (pass) · legislature
  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 400 (pass) · legislature
  • Passed House — 981 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. — primary (person)
  • Barry D. Knight — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101559D introduction
  • 2017-01-09 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2017-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-02-06 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2017-02-06 Committee substitute agreed to 17104818D-S1
  • 2017-02-06 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1143S1
  • 2017-02-08 Placed on Calendar
  • 2017-02-08 Read first time reading-1
  • 2017-02-08 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2017-02-16 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2017-02-17 Passed House (98-Y 1-N) passage
  • 2017-02-22 Enrolled
  • 2017-02-22 Signed by President
  • 2017-02-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2017-02-23 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
  • 2017-02-23 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
  • 2017-03-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 365 (effective 7/1/17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4499ede-adf9-4758-a128-72132797b261. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).