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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fishing tackle recycling and disposal; educational webpage, report."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 291"
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citation: "Virginia HB 291 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jessica L. Anderson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4db0b499-33fa-42e1-ab70-e27a7c8b699f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB291"
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source_hash: "5905336b93eb7c57d12383725df14d7669197475c5f7d29a05bdc2150b4bc6df"
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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 291 (2026) — Fishing tackle recycling and disposal; educational webpage, report.
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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.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083434.PDF)
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2. **Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100556.PDF)
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3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217730.PDF)
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4. **Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093225.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208968.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **36–3** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **74–24** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **13–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jessica L. Anderson — primary (person)
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- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
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- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
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- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102131D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-01-21** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-28** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-28** Committee substitute printed 26105895D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-02** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-02** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-03** Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-05** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-05** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-14** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB291ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB291)
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- **2026-03-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 379 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)
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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/4db0b499-33fa-42e1-ab70-e27a7c8b699f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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