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SB859

Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Ben Chafin (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Arrowgun hunting; license.

Authorizes the use of an arrowgun, a pneumatic-powered air gun, for hunting and allows certain disabled hunters to obtain an archery license for hunting with an arrowgun. This bill is identical to HB 1393.

  • Bill History

  • 01/17/2018 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104773D
  • 01/17/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB859)
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18107370D-H1
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB859H1)
  • 02/23/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107370D-H1
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB859H1
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Passed House with substitute (84-Y 14-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 14-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Title replaced 18107370D-H1
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB859ER)
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB859ER)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/14/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
  • 03/14/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)

Full text and vote history:

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