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SB 859 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104773D pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107370D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB859ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104773D
- 01/17/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/25/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/16/18 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/19/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/18 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107370D-H1
- 02/23/18 House: Read second time
- 02/26/18 House: Read third time
- 02/26/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107370D-H1
- 02/26/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB859H1
- 02/26/18 House: Passed House with substitute (84-Y 14-N)
- 02/26/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 14-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/28/18 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Title replaced 18107370D-H1
- 03/05/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB859ER)
- 03/05/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
- 03/14/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)