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| Bill | Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; boat ramp fees; exemptions. | Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; boatramp fees; exemptions. Authorizes the Department of Game andInland Fisheries to charge a fee for the use of any facility thatthe Department manages and any boat ramp that the Department ownsor manages. Current law authorizes such fee only for a facility thatis owned by the Department. The bill adds exemptions from such feesfor a person holding a valid access permit issued by the Departmentand any person who is a passenger in but not the owner or operator of a paddlecraft or registered vessel. The bill includes technicalchanges. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 1604 | Virginia HB 1604 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 1604 (2020) — Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; boat ramp fees; exemptions.
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; boatramp fees; exemptions. Authorizes the Department of Game andInland Fisheries to charge a fee for the use of any facility thatthe Department manages and any boat ramp that the Department ownsor manages. Current law authorizes such fee only for a facility thatis owned by the Department. The bill adds exemptions from such feesfor a person holding a valid access permit issued by the Departmentand any person who is a passenger in but not the owner or operator of a paddlecraft or registered vessel. The bill includes technicalchanges.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0321) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1604ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1604) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (34-Y 1-N) — 34–1 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N 1-A) — 76–21 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 20105271D
introduction - 2020-01-15 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2020-01-30 Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
referral-committee - 2020-01-30 Impact statement from DPB (HB1604)
- 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 2020-02-05 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-02-07 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House (77-Y 21-N 1-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-02-10 VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N 1-A)
- 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2020-02-18 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2020-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-21 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-21 Passed Senate (34-Y 1-N)
passage - 2020-02-26 Enrolled
- 2020-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB1604ER)
- 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-02-27 Signed by President
- 2020-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 2020-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 2020-03-12 Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/544eda8c-2acf-4ffc-8539-5b838f23a3e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).