Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Marine Resources Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2679
Marine resources; require commercial license to catch and transport saltwater minnows for sale.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DEFINE THE TERM SALTWATER MINNOW; TO REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL LICENSE TO CATCH OR TRANSPORT SALTWATER MINNOWS FOR SALE; TO PROVIDE A FEE FOR SUCH LICENSE; TO REQUIRE SALTWATER MINNOW TRAPS TO BE PERMANENTLY MARKED IDENTIFYING THE OWNER; TO EXEMPT LICENSED LIVE BAIT CATCHER BOATS AND LIVE BAIT DEALERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 4 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 2521 days
Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Mar 18 · stopped22 days
Marine ResourcesFeb 28 to Mar 18 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 4 – Feb 25
- Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
- Feb 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 25Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 18
- Feb 26Sent to the House
- Feb 28Referred to the House committee on Marine Resources
- Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksSenate
- Feb 14Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 25PassedSenate
- Feb 26Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 28Referred To Marine ResourcesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives