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type: "Bill"
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title: "Oyster grounds; dredging projects in Lynnhaven River."
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description: "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"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 1143"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1143 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Claims", "Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters", "Waters of the State", "Ports and Harbors"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill R. DeSteph, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2017-01-09"
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last_action: "2017-03-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4499ede-adf9-4758-a128-72132797b261"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1143"
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source_hash: "c76a31425ac45f9e86f71b0aef304b750d9fbb1e807d26c9452030d50fc7cd84"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 1143 (2017) — Oyster grounds; dredging projects in Lynnhaven River.
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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
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0365)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0365)
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2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1143ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1143ER)
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3. **Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104818D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1143S1)
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4. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101559D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1143)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed House — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Barry D. Knight — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101559D `introduction`
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- **2017-01-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-06** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2017-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 17104818D-S1
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- **2017-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1143S1
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- **2017-02-08** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-17** Passed House (98-Y 1-N) `passage`
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- **2017-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-23** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
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- **2017-02-23** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 365 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4499ede-adf9-4758-a128-72132797b261`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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