Virginia House Bill 928
Session 2024
Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 4, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
928
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House Roll Call Votes
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Interference with commercial fishing vessel;penalties. Provides that a person who approaches a commercialfishing vessel without the consent of the owner or person in chargeof such vessel with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass thecaptain or crew of such vessel or interfere with the operations ofsuch vessel is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill makes ita Class 6 felony to communicate to another person by any means any threat to (i) kill or do bodily injury to a person or persons engagedin the activity of commercial fishing on the waters of the Commonwealthor (ii) bomb, burn, destroy, or in any manner damage any commercialfishing vessel, and increases this penalty to a Class 5 felony ifsuch threat places the captain or crew in reasonable apprehensionof death or bodily injury. The bill makes it a Class 6 felony tointentionally or recklessly damage, injure, tamper with, deface,or destroy a commercial fishing vessel or any associated gear. Finally,the bill deems a person to be ineligible for any hunting or fishinglicense for a certain period of time if such person is found guiltyof an offense set out in the bill.
Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or commercial fishing activity, defined in the bill, of a commercial fishing vessel within the territorial waters of the Commonwealth. The bill deems a person to be ineligible for any hunting or fishing license for a period of one year upon a first conviction of this offense and for a period of three years upon a second or subsequent conviction. The bill also requires any person convicted of a violation of this offense to complete boating safety education.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104517D
January 9, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24107040D-H1
February 7, 2024
HB928ER
March 5, 2024
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB928F160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB928F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB928FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB928FER122.PDF
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04/04/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)
04/04/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/24)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/07/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/06/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB928ER)
03/05/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/05/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB928ER)
03/05/2024
House
Enrolled
02/28/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
02/28/2024
Senate
Read third time
02/27/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/26/2024
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB928H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24107040D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/09/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB928H1)
02/09/2024
House
Read first time
02/07/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24107040D-H1
02/07/2024
House
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/02/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/02/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/01/2024
House
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/29/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB928)
01/17/2024
House
Impact statement from VCSC (HB928)
01/09/2024
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/09/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104517D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 5:14:15 PM
Record Updated
Apr 24, 2024 12:39:22 AM