Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced

HB1465 — Blue catfish; marketing & production, Marine Prod. Board to establish full-time equivalent position.

Last action — Continued from last session

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill establishes a full-time position to promote blue catfish marketing and production.

This bill directs the Marine Products Board to create a full-time job focused on enhancing the marketing and production of blue catfish. This aims to increase awareness and support for the blue catfish industry.

What this means for you
  • Small Business: This means potential opportunities for small businesses in the blue catfish industry to grow through increased marketing efforts.

Summary

Blue catfish; marketing & production, Marine Prod. Board to establish full-time equivalent position.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB1465 on the official Virginia source →

Action History

  1. S Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  2. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  3. S Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

  4. S Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

  5. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  6. H Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 0-A)

  7. H Read second time and engrossed

  8. H Read first time

  9. H Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  10. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  11. H Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  12. H Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

  13. H Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  14. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  15. H Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

  16. H Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

  17. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1465)

  18. H Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

  19. H Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture

  20. H Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  21. H Presented and ordered printed 26104983D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Reported from Appropriations

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 94 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 94204
Total 94204
% of votes cast 94%2%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Not Voting
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Not Voting
Russet Perry — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations

Passed 21 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21100
Total 21100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Not Voting
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1465 do?
Blue catfish; marketing & production, Marine Prod. Board to establish full-time equivalent position.
Who sponsors HB1465?
HB1465 is sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds.
What is the current status of HB1465?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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