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2020 SESSION

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SB 774 Big game hunting; guaranteed kills prohibited, penalty.

Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Big game hunting; guaranteed kills prohibited; penalty. Prohibits offering for sale, selling, offering to purchase, or purchasing a hunt guaranteeing the killing of a deer, bear, or wild turkey. The bill does not prevent a landowner from leasing land for hunting. A violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor; when the aggregate of such sales or purchases, or any combination thereof, by any person totals $500 or more during any 90-day period, such violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104094D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/20  Senate: Floor substitute printed 20106173D-S1 (Chafin)  pdf | impact statements
• 02/27/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB774ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104094D
• 01/08/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/14/20  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/20  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/20/20  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/21/20  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/22/20  Senate: Floor substitute printed 20106173D-S1 (Chafin)
• 01/22/20  Senate: Read second time
• 01/22/20  Senate: Committee amendment rejected
• 01/22/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/22/20  Senate: Substitute by Senator Chafin agreed to 20106173D-S1
• 01/22/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB774S1
• 01/23/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/20  House: Read first time
• 02/13/20  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/13/20  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
• 02/19/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  House: Read second time
• 02/24/20  House: Read third time
• 02/24/20  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/27/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB774ER)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
• 03/10/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/02/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)