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type: "Bill"
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title: "Blue catfish; DACS, et al., to review efforts to create a market."
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description: "Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;blue catfish work group; report. Directs the Department of Agricultureand Consumer Services, in collaboration with certain stakeholders,to convene a work group to evaluate strategies to reduce the negativeecological effects of blue catfish and to increase the sales andmarketing of blue catfish. The bill requires the work group to (i)review past and ongoing efforts to promote the creation of a marketfor blue catfish, (ii) identify and explore potential sectors forthe blue catfish market, and (iii) identify any actions that theCommonwealth can take to promote and expand the market for blue catfish.The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendationsto the Governor, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, and theChairmen of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation andNatural Resources and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committeeson Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Appropriationsby December 1, 2024."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1135"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1135 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. Keith Hodges"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-03-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d160f81d-ba9f-44b3-8c62-b67a36d429f8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1135"
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source_hash: "dba4e8f0a76177cbc021a5936774e7deab96635dc4aae123821bcecedffd8e7c"
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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 1135 (2024) — Blue catfish; DACS, et al., to review efforts to create a market.
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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;blue catfish work group; report. Directs the Department of Agricultureand Consumer Services, in collaboration with certain stakeholders,to convene a work group to evaluate strategies to reduce the negativeecological effects of blue catfish and to increase the sales andmarketing of blue catfish. The bill requires the work group to (i)review past and ongoing efforts to promote the creation of a marketfor blue catfish, (ii) identify and explore potential sectors forthe blue catfish market, and (iii) identify any actions that theCommonwealth can take to promote and expand the market for blue catfish.The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendationsto the Governor, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, and theChairmen of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation andNatural Resources and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committeeson Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Appropriationsby December 1, 2024.
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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. **CHAP0218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0218)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106355D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1135H1)
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3. **HB1135ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1135ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102689D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1135)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) — **92–5** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102689D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB1135)
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- **2024-01-29** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Committee substitute printed 24106355D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-31** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-31** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-02** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1135H1)
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- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 24106355D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1135H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-08** VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-27** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1135ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1135ER)
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 218 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-28** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0218)
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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/d160f81d-ba9f-44b3-8c62-b67a36d429f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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