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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
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)