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type: "Bill"
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title: "Oysters; season for taking."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 629"
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citation: "Virginia SB 629 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-17"
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last_action: "2022-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf89e072-7ae4-422d-931c-9c14597884ea"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB629"
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source_hash: "fd28971560399e6ccf900c567da3420af4966966460437cac3599bbc2af69608"
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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 SB 629 (2022) — Oysters; season for taking.
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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.
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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. **CHAP0135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0135)
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2. **Presented and ordered printed 22103341D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB629)
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3. **Printed as engrossed 22103341D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB629E)
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4. **SB629ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB629ER)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (94-Y 3-N) — **93–3** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (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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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 22103341D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-17** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (SB629)
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- **2022-01-25** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-28** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2022-01-28** Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-01-28** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB629E
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- **2022-01-28** Printed as engrossed 22103341D-E
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- **2022-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (SB629E)
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- **2022-01-31** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-25** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-02** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-07** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-07** Passed House (94-Y 3-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-07** VOTE: Passage (94-Y 3-N)
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- **2022-03-10** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB629ER)
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 135 (effective 7/1/22) `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/cf89e072-7ae4-422d-931c-9c14597884ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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