republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/sb-629.md

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Bill	Oysters; season for taking.	Season for taking oysters. Extends from March 1 to March 31 the close of the season for taking oysters by patent tongs from public oyster beds, rocks, or shoals. Under current law, the season begins October 1. The bill allows the Marine Resources Commission to close the season for any area in the Commonwealth where the use of patent tongs is permitted when, in its opinion, the condition of the oysters warrants.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2022	SB 629	Virginia SB 629 (2022)	bill		enacted	Richard H. Stuart	4	29	6	2022-01-17	2022-04-07	openstates	ocd-bill/cf89e072-7ae4-422d-931c-9c14597884ea	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB629	fd28971560399e6ccf900c567da3420af4966966460437cac3599bbc2af69608	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 629 (2022) — Oysters; season for taking.

Season for taking oysters. Extends from March 1 to March 31 the close of the season for taking oysters by patent tongs from public oyster beds, rocks, or shoals. Under current law, the season begins October 1. The bill allows the Marine Resources Commission to close the season for any area in the Commonwealth where the use of patent tongs is permitted when, in its opinion, the condition of the oysters warrants.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0135 (committee substitute) — source
2. Presented and ordered printed 22103341D (committee substitute) — source
3. Printed as engrossed 22103341D-E (committee substitute) — source
4. SB629ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Passage (94-Y 3-N) — 93–3 (pass) · lower
• Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — 14–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 22103341D introduction
• 2022-01-17 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2022-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB629)
• 2022-01-25 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) committee-passage
• 2022-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2022-01-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-01-28 Reading of amendment waived
• 2022-01-28 Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to amendment-passage
• 2022-01-28 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB629E
• 2022-01-28 Printed as engrossed 22103341D-E
• 2022-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB629E)
• 2022-01-31 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-22 Placed on Calendar
• 2022-02-22 Read first time reading-1
• 2022-02-22 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2022-02-25 Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake referral-committee
• 2022-03-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 2022-03-02 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2022-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-03-07 Read third time reading-3
• 2022-03-07 Passed House (94-Y 3-N) passage
• 2022-03-07 VOTE: Passage (94-Y 3-N)
• 2022-03-10 Enrolled
• 2022-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (SB629ER)
• 2022-03-10 Signed by President
• 2022-03-10 Signed by Speaker
• 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
• 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 2022-04-07 Approved by Governor-Chapter 135 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cf89e072-7ae4-422d-931c-9c14597884ea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).