Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
HANDLINE FISHING LAW
Text as Filed (File)
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
7
Session Type
Document Certification

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
177

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
12/13/2006 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Magsaysay Jr., Ramon B.

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04067
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09379
FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR UTILIZATION OF HANDLINE FISHING BOATS
SHORT TITLE : "Handline Fishing Law."
ABSTRACT : "Handline Fishing Law." The bill provides a definition for handline fishing and handline fishing boat to emphasize the traditional nature of this practice and the boat used.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANTONINO-CUSTODIO, DARLENE MAGNOLIA R.
DATE FILED : 2005-03-17
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Villafuerte 2. Virador
3. Macarambon 4. Garin
5. Arroyo 6. Nicolas
7. Malanyaon 8. Apostol
9. Pichay 10. Guingona
11. Escudero 12. Ocampo
13. Casiño 14. Beltran
15. Maza 16. Nograles
17. Antonino
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Abayon (041 )
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02522
REMARKS: Pursuant to HR No. 208
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00613
SUBMITTED ON 2005-03-17
SUBMITTED BY: AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01287
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-04-01
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-04-01
DATE CALENDARED : 2005-05-03
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-05-04
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-05-04
REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-05-11
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2005-06-06
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:159     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2005-07-25
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2005-08-02
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-12-04
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-12-04
REMARKS : 
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Villafuerte, Macarambon, Sandoval, Marañon, Virador, Antonino-custodio
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Magsaysay, Roxas, Biazon, Cayetano, Lim, Ejercito-Estrada (J.)
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2006-12-18
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2006-12-13
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-02-06
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-03-08
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09379
ORIGIN : HOUSE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2005 ]
8/2/2005 Introduced by Representatives DARLENE R. ANTONINO-CUSTODIO, et. al.;
8/2/2005 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence;
8/8/2005 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2006 ]
10/17/2006 Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
10/25/2006 Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
10/26/2006 Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
11/23/2006 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; and ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES per Committee Report No. 177, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2522;
11/24/2006 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
11/24/2006 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2522.
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12/4/2006 Senate requested the House of Representatives for conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2522 and HBN-4067, designating Senators Magsaysay, Jr., Roxas, Biazon, Compañera Pia s. Cayetano, Lim and Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada as its conferees;
12/4/2006 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2522 and HBN-4067, and designated Representatives Villafuerte, Macarambon Jr., Sandoval II and Marañon III, on the part of the Majority and Representatives Virador and Antonino-Custodio, on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee (See: O.B. Session No. 48, dated December 6, 2006);
12/13/2006 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-4067, in consolidation with SBN-2522, be approved as reconciled;
12/13/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY, JR. on the Conference Committee Report;
12/13/2006 Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
12/18/2006 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives;
[ 2007 ]
1/22/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-4067 and SBN-2522, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar;
2/1/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-4067 and SBN-2522, already signed by the Senate Secretary and Senate President, sent back to the House of Representatives;
3/8/2007 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became
3/8/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9379
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Abstract

"Handline Fishing Law." The bill provides a definition for handline fishing and handline fishing boat to emphasize the traditional nature of this practice and the boat used.'

President's Action

Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President
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