2012 Virginia General Assembly Legislation
Through this summary, VDGIF will provide information on bills related to the Department's mission or that may affect our operations and be of interest to you.
Commenting on Legislation
The most appropriate way to express your opinion about these bills, or any other legislation, is through your local delegate and/or senator. For more information about your legislators and how to contact them, please visit the Virginia General Assembly website. You may also contact the Virginia General Assembly's Constituent Viewpoint Comment line toll-free at 1-800-889-0229 (698-1990 in Richmond).
Legislative Sportsman's Caucus Meetings
The Department attends the Legislative Sportsman's Caucus with legislators from both houses and political parties every Thursday morning at 7:00 AM in the Speaker's Conference Room (Floor 6 of the General Assembly Building). In order to improve the transparency of government, we share their schedule of meetings and the current agenda items with you in case you wish to attend. We do not host these meetings and ask that you direct any questions regarding this meeting to Andrew Clark of Delegate Lingamfelter's office (view contact information).
Andrew can be reached at:
Andrew C. Clark
Legislative Assistant to Delegate L. Scott Lingamfelter
Office: (703) 580-1294
DelSLingamfelter@house.virginia.gov
Bills
Click on the bill number to go directly to the state's Legislative Information System (LIS) to view the most current version of the full text of the legislation, summary information, and current status. Please note that the "status" information will be updated on the LIS only when there has been action on the specific piece of legislation; not all bills will be acted on in the same timeframes.
Bills marked with a gray background are no longer moving forward.
Updated: February 8, 2012 at 9:00 PM
| Bill | Chief Patron | Catch Line | Last Committee Action | Next Action | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Location | ||||
| HB8 | Edmunds | Vessel accident; requires passengers 16 years of age or older to report, penalty. | Referred to House Appropriations EDANR subcommitee | 9-Feb | 2:30 p.m. | 9th floor conf. |
| HB12 | Edmunds | Boating; operator of a vessel to report accident to law enforcement, notification to DGIF, penalty. | Recommended Laying on Table | |||
| HB30 Amend 370 | Landes | Requires DGIF to maintain a field office in the Augusta, Staunton, and Waynesboro area. | Referred to House Appropriations | |||
| HB95 | Wilt | Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur during day or night. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB118 | Edmunds | Vessel accident; requires operator who damages property in a collision, etc., to report, penalty. | Recommended Laying on Table | |||
| HB150 | Ransone | Conservation police officers; Board to adopt regulations prohibiting hunting in certain areas. | Recommended Laying on Table | |||
| HB172 | Loupassi | Hunting; knowingly trespassing while carrying a firearm, penalty. | HACNR Nat.Res. Subcom. tabled | |||
| HB175 | Knight | Duck blinds; limits placement by riparian landowners in Back Bay. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB238 | Knight | Clarify jurisdiction in Back Bay watershed. | HACNR reported | 9-Feb | House Floor | |
| HB307 | Crockett-Stark | Fee for use of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries property. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB311 | Crockett-Stark | Open season for hunting bear. | Recommended Laying on Table | |||
| HB338 | Wilt | Hunting licenses, special; create separate licenses for hunting of bear, deer, and turkey. | HACNR tabled | |||
| HB342 | Wilt | Designation of a person authorized to kill deer or bear damaging property. | HACNR carried over to 2013 at request of the patron | |||
| HB369 | Webert | Hunting; allows any person to hunt on private lands on Sunday, with permission of owner. | Stricken at request of patron | |||
| HB381 | Pogge | Motorboat registration. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB538 | Orrock | Removes statutory requirement for a specific number and type of position to support hunter education. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB695 | Plum | Fox and coyote penning; makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for purpose of hunting or killing with dogs. | Stricken at request of patron | |||
| HB719 | Yancey | Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to purchase. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB855 | Yost | Nuisance species; definition | HACNR reported w/amendments | 9-Feb | House Floor | |
| HB880 | Sickles | Fishing license, special; established for partially disabled veterans. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB921 | Lingamfelter | Hunting on Sundays. | Stricken at request of patron | |||
| HB989 | Morefield | Hunting on Sunday. | Stricken at request of patron | |||
| HB990 | Morefield | Authorization of nonlethal control measures against elk. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB1002 | Ramadan | Hunting on Sunday. | HACNR sub: NR tabled | |||
| HB1119 | Wright | Wake surfing. | Referred to SACNR | |||
| HB1242 | Peace | Dangerous wild animals. | Carried over to 2013 at request of the patron | |||
| HB1249 | Lingamfelter | Duck blinds license; renewal date changed | HACNR carried over to 2013 at request of the patron | |||
| SB13 | Black | Lyme disease | Stricken at request of patron | |||
| SB17 | Stuart | Game and Inland Fisheries; Department of; changes name of conservation police officers. | Passed By Indefinitely in Gen. Laws | |||
| SB25 | Stuart | Game and Inland Fisheries; Department of; appointment of Director. | Carried over to 2013 at request of the patron | |||
| SB26 | Stuart | Conservation police officers; clarifies authority. | Senate Courts of Justice reported | 9-Feb | Senate Floor | |
| SB30 Amend 368 |
Stuart | Budget Bill; Transfer $1M/year of HB38 special designated funds to VMRC | Referred to Senate Finance | |||
| SB30 Amend 369 |
Stuart | Budget Bill; Transfer $1.5M/year of special revenue from boat title and registration revenue to VMRC | Referred to Senate Finance | |||
| SB147 | Puckett | Bear hound training. | Senate read 3rd time and passed; to be assigned to committee in House | |||
| SB151 | Puckett | Hunting on Sundays. | Incorporated in SB464 | |||
| SB173 | Petersen | Hunting on Sundays. | Incorporated in SB464 | |||
| SB176 | Stuart | Jurisdiction of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. | Carried over to 2013 at request of the patron | |||
| SB202 | Marsden | Penning of fox and coyote; penalty. | Referred to SACNR | 9-Feb | 1/2 hr. aft. adj. | SR-B |
| SB464 | Northam | Hunting on Sundays. | Senate read 3rd time and passed; to be assigned to committee in House | |||
| SB470 | Northam | Combined fishing license. | Senate read 3rd time and passed; to be assigned to committee in House | |||
| SB477 | Lucas | Dangerous wild animals. | Referred to SACNR | 9-Feb | 1/2 hr. aft. adj. | SR-B |
| SB512 | Wagner | Hunting on Sundays. | Incorporated in SB464 (13-Y, 1-N) | |||
| SB528 | Garrett | Special hunting and fishing license for disabled veterans. | Senate read 3rd time and passed; to be assigned to committee in House | |||
| SB678 | McDougle | Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government | Senate read 1st time | 9-Feb | Senate Floor | |
| SB683 | Black | Tick control; Sunday hunting of deer, permits for acaricides; Loudoun | Referred to SACNR | 9-Feb | 1/2 hr. aft. adj. | SR-B |
