republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-291.md

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Bill	Fishing tackle recycling and disposal; educational webpage, report.	Department of Wildlife Resources; fishing tackle recycling and disposal; educational webpage. Directs the Department of Wildlife Resources to (i) develop, publish, and maintain a dedicated webpage on its website to educate the recreational fishing community and the general public about the importance of responsible recycling and disposal of fishing tackle, as defined in the bill, and (ii) periodically update such webpage to ensure that educational materials are current, relevant, and effective in promoting responsible fishing practices. The bill directs the Department to update the webpage at least every three years in consultation with relevant state agencies and stakeholders.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 291	Virginia HB 291 (2026)	bill		enacted	Jessica L. Anderson	5	30	6	2026-01-09	2026-04-08	openstates	ocd-bill/4db0b499-33fa-42e1-ab70-e27a7c8b699f	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB291	5905336b93eb7c57d12383725df14d7669197475c5f7d29a05bdc2150b4bc6df	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 291 (2026) — Fishing tackle recycling and disposal; educational webpage, report.

Department of Wildlife Resources; fishing tackle recycling and disposal; educational webpage. Directs the Department of Wildlife Resources to (i) develop, publish, and maintain a dedicated webpage on its website to educate the recreational fishing community and the general public about the importance of responsible recycling and disposal of fishing tackle, as defined in the bill, and (ii) periodically update such webpage to ensure that educational materials are current, relevant, and effective in promoting responsible fishing practices. The bill directs the Department to update the webpage at least every three years in consultation with relevant state agencies and stakeholders.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
4. Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute — 19–3 (pass) · lower
• Passage R — 36–3 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 74–24 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — 13–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jessica L. Anderson — primary (person)
• Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
• John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
• Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
• Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
• Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102131D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-09 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2026-01-19 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2026-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) substitution
• 2026-01-21 House subcommittee offered
• 2026-01-28 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2026-01-28 Committee substitute printed 26105895D-H1 substitution
• 2026-01-30 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-02 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-02 committee substitute agreed to substitution
• 2026-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
• 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2026-03-03 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2026-03-05 Rules suspended
• 2026-03-05 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-03-05 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-03-09 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-14 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB291ER) passage
• 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-14 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB291)
• 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 379 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
• 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4db0b499-33fa-42e1-ab70-e27a7c8b699f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).