# Virginia HB1110: Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification.

Virginia HB1110, Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by M. Keith Hodges (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

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- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1110
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: M. Keith Hodges (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Marine Products Board; blue catfish; Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification. Directs the Marine Products Board to establish and maintain a voluntary Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification and labeling program for any blue catfish that is taken or caught in the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries and is processed in the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits any person from labeling any product as Chesapeake Wild Harvest unless such product conforms to the provisions of the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: M. Keith Hodges (Republican), House

## Actions (19)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1110) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26106061D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1110) (House)
- 2026-02-02: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103700D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229780.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229779.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229297.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231377.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229296.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231376.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228702.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228701.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229780.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229779.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229297.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231377.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229296.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231376.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228702.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228701.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1110-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).