Alex Askew
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 95
Primary
Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund established. Establishes the Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund for the purposes of supporting and promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's seafood economy. The Fund shall be administered by the Marine Resources Commission for the sole purpose of supporting and promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's seafood economy while enhancing the sustainability of Virginia's marine fisheries resources through the awarding of grants, revolving loans, or other financial tools. The bill provides that the Commercial Fishing Advisory Board shall advise the Commission on expenditures from the Fund. This bill is identical to SB 464.
Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund established. Establishes the Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund, to be administered by the Marine Resources Commission, for the purposes of supporting and promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's seafood economy while enhancing the sustainability of Virginia's marine fisheries resources through the awarding of grants, revolving loans, or other financial tools. The bill provides that the Commercial Fishing Advisory Board shall advise the Commission on expenditures from the Fund and that royalties collected as a result of the generation or transmission of electrical or compressed air energy from offshore renewable sources and appropriated to the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium under current law shall instead be appropriated to the Fund.
Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable HarvestFund established. Establishes the Fisheries Innovation for SustainableHarvest Fund for the purposes of supporting and promoting the economicgrowth and development of Virginia's seafood economy. The Fund shall be administered by the Marine Resources Commission for the sole purposeof supporting and promoting the economic growth and developmentof Virginia's seafood economy while enhancing the sustainabilityof Virginia's marine fisheries resources through the awarding ofgrants, revolving loans, or other financial tools. The bill providesthat the Commercial Fishing Advisory Board shall advise the Commissionon expenditures from the Fund and also requires royalties collectedby the Commission on or after July 1, 2024, as a result of the generationor transmission of electrical or compressed air energy from certainoffshore renewable sources to be credited to the Fund. The bill alsoprovides that any such royalties appropriated to the Virginia CoastalEnergy Research Consortium under current law shall instead be appropriatedto the Fund.
Impact statement from DPB (HB596ER)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB596ER)
Impact statement from DPB (HB596H1)
VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 7-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 7-N)
Senators: Perry, Salim, Stuart
Conference substitute printed 24109013D-H1
Amended by conference committee
Conferees appointed by Senate
Conferees appointed by House
Delegates: Askew, Hernandez, Kent
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Impact statement from DPB (HB596S1)
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Adoption (1-Y 97-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House 24108461D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Read third time
Committee substitute agreed to 24108461D-S1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB596S1
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 24108461D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB596E)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (88-Y 9-N)
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 24104728D-E
Engrossed by House as amended HB596E
Committee amendments agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB596)
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104728D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104728D | PDF HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 24104728D-E | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24108461D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| Conference substitute printed 24109013D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| HB596ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0198 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB596FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB596FH1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB596FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB596FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB596F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB596AH | HTML |
| Amendment: HB596AC | HTML |
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