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type: "Bill"
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title: "Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; boat ramp fees; exemptions."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1604"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1604 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hyland F. \"Buddy\" Fowler, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-15"
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last_action: "2020-03-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/544eda8c-2acf-4ffc-8539-5b838f23a3e4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1604"
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source_hash: "2ccc82641eaae24520d149008a040ac5edd6deb7d2df9ff38f92ac150e48c881"
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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 HB 1604 (2020) — Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; boat ramp fees; exemptions.
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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.
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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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0321)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0321)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1604ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1604ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1604)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1604)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (34-Y 1-N) — **34–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N 1-A) — **76–21** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 20105271D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-15** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-30** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (HB1604)
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- **2020-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
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- **2020-02-05** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-07** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Read third time and passed House (77-Y 21-N 1-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-10** VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N 1-A)
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- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate (34-Y 1-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB1604ER)
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
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- **2020-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (effective 7/1/20) `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/544eda8c-2acf-4ffc-8539-5b838f23a3e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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