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2005 SESSION

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HB 2200 Crossbows; license for hunting during special archery seasons, restricted fee.

Introduced by: Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Crossbow license. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to create a special crossbow license that would be purchased to hunt with such a weapon during special archery seasons. The cost of the license will be set by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, but cannot exceed one and one-half times the cost of a basic hunting license. Under current law, only disabled people who meet certain agency criteria are allowed to hunt with a crossbow. To hunt with a crossbow, a person must also purchase the special archery license and the basic hunting license.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051615200  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051676200-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2200ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/10/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051615200
• 01/11/05  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/26/05  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051676200-H1
• 01/27/05  House: Read first time
• 01/28/05  House: Read second time
• 01/28/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 051676200-H1
• 01/28/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2200H1
• 01/31/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/07/05  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/09/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/09/05  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Stolle agreed to
• 02/09/05  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 02/09/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/09/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/05  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N)
• 02/14/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (92-Y 2-N)
• 02/24/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2200ER)
• 02/24/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 8 (effective 3/4/05)
• 03/10/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)