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type: "Bill"
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title: "Marine Resources Commission; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices."
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description: "Marine Resources Commission; license tags and identification numbers; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices. Provides that license tags or identification numbers for commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices shall be attached and displayed in a manner prescribed by the Marine Resources Commission and repeals a provision that requires a licensee to apply for a new tag within 24 hours after the discovery of the destruction or loss of the original tag. Currently, the requirements for attaching and displaying license tags or identification numbers are set forth in state law."
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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 645"
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citation: "Virginia HB 645 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hillary Pugh Kent"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfac1bc8-f1d0-490e-a663-ab2246eaa539"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB645"
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source_hash: "9fb3baaa9ae75b915234afc646e546b430f23f78fa2c1d4d5e2f94a509320629"
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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 645 (2026) — Marine Resources Commission; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices.
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Marine Resources Commission; license tags and identification numbers; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices. Provides that license tags or identification numbers for commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices shall be attached and displayed in a manner prescribed by the Marine Resources Commission and repeals a provision that requires a licensee to apply for a new tag within 24 hours after the discovery of the destruction or loss of the original tag. Currently, the requirements for attaching and displaying license tags or identification numbers are set forth in state law.
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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/1085330.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217862.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208832.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hillary Pugh Kent — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101720D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB645)
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-05** Passed by for the day (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 (40-Y 0-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 (HB645ER) `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 (HB645)
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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 409 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0409)
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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/bfac1bc8-f1d0-490e-a663-ab2246eaa539`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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