Friday, January 27, 2012

H. 449 – State Fish (Introduced 2011 session)

Designates brook trout (cold water) and walleye pike (warm water) as the state fish of Vermont.

May 8, 2011: Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Fish, Wildlife & Water Resources

January 27, 2012: This bill passed the House as follows: The state cold water fish shall be the brook trout (salvelinus fontinalis) and the state warm water fish shall be the walleye pike (sander vitreus). Moved to the Senate for consideration.

February 12, 2012: Read for the 1st time in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.

March 18, 2012: Still in Senate Natural Resources & Energy.