Food Fishing Permit/Requirements/Remove/Master

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act removes the language "in the capacity of Master" from Chapter 9 of Title 7. This language has the effect of prohibiting highly credentialed professionals who have earned the right to captain their own ships, via appropriate United States Coast Guard training, from being provided with a food fishing permit. Removing this criterion would make the existing requirements more flexible and allow families that rely upon fishing as part of their livelihoods to proceed unimpeded by time-consuming and costly requirements.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jun 1, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
2. Jun 14, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
3. Jun 20, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
4. Jun 21, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House · House Natural Resources & Energy

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

• EB Eric BucksonR Primary sponsor · District 16
• JN Jeffrey N. SpiegelmanR Joint sponsor · District 11