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

Virginia HB1465, Blue catfish; marketing & production, Marine Prod. Board to establish full-time equivalent position., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1465
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Blue catfish; marketing & production, Marine Prod. Board to establish full-time equivalent position.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Powers and duties of the Marine Products Board; full-time equivalent position established; marketing and production of blue catfish. Directs the Marine Products Board to establish a full-time equivalent position to identify grants and other funding opportunities for the marketing and production of blue catfish in the Commonwealth and disburse moneys from such grants and funds.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House

## Actions (17)

- 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)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1465) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26104983D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230072.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230071.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230072.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230071.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1465-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).