2026 Regular Session
HB947
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
Altering the Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program to include the Blue Catfish Gill Net Program and any other program the Department of Natural Resources considers effective in curbing the spread of the blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year beginning in 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly on the activities of the Pilot Program during the immediately preceding year, including findings and recommendations related to the Program.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
129 yea–0 nay · 6 not voting · 6 absent
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
February 5, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (129-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {273129/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 2/27 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation