HB 1049 VA

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Introduced

Marine Resources Commission; Chesapeake Bay; menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods; observers. Directs the Marine Resources Commission to develop and maintain a quota period management system for the menhaden reduction fishery Bay Cap, as defined in the bill, that is designed to ensure that the removal of menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay is more evenly distributed throughout the harvest season and to mitigate the negative impacts of concentrated, high volume menhaden removals from the Bay. The bill directs the Commission to establish either a monthly-based system or a trimester-based system and provides that no unused or underutilized portion of a quota period may be carried or rolled over into the following quota period. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to ensure that (i) 10 percent of all trips for the menhaden reduction fishery carry at least one trained observer to document the composition and weight of the actual catch and (ii) such observers report such documentation to the Commission.

• Betsy B. Carr Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103931D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1049) · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) · lower
8. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee Appropriations · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment · HTML
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML