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2000 SESSION

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HB 787 Constitutional amendment; right to hunt, fish, and harvest game.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to hunt, fish, and harvest game. Provides for a referendum at the November 7, 2000, election to approve or reject the addition to the Conservation Article of a statement that "the people have a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game, subject to such regulations and restrictions as the General Assembly may prescribe by general law.”

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 006889716  pdf
• 03/14/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER)  pdf
• 05/02/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• House amendments rejected
• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 006889716
• 01/21/00  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/25/00  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 1
• 02/07/00  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/08/00  House: Read first time
• 02/09/00  House: Read second time
• 02/09/00  House: Committee amendment rejected
• 02/09/00  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/09/00  House: Engrossed by House
• 02/10/00  House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
• 02/10/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 27-N)
• 02/10/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/17/00  Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/22/00  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
• 02/23/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/00  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/24/00  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/00  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/28/00  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/00  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/28/00  Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
• 02/28/00  Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
• 02/29/00  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
• 03/01/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/00  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/01/00  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Howell rejected (14-Y 26-N)
• 03/01/00  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (14-Y 26-N)
• 03/01/00  Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (14-Y 26-N)
• 03/01/00  Senate: VOTE: REREFER TO COMMITTEE (14-Y 26-N)
• 03/01/00  Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
• 03/01/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (24-Y 16-N)
• 03/14/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER)
• 03/16/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/00)
• 05/02/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802)