# Virginia SB414: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal from compact.

Virginia SB414, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal from compact., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Richard H. Stuart (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB414-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB414
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal from compact.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal. Removes authorization for the Commonwealth's membership in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact. The bill directs the Marine Resources Commission, on or after February 1, 2027, to take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Commonwealth's renunciation of and withdrawal from the Compact and to complete such actions no later than July 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Commission, no later than July 31, 2026, to provide written notice to all states that are a party to the Compact that the Commonwealth intends to renounce and withdraw from the Compact. Finally, the bill removes from the Menhaden Management Advisory Committee the Virginia appointee to the Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB414) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100333D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229106.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229105.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229106.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229105.PDF)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB414-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).