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SB 367 Coyotes; county or city ordinances, permits hunting with a rifle caliber larger than .22 rimfire.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Hunting of coyotes; county or city ordinances. Adds the hunting of coyotes with a rifle of a caliber larger than .22 rimfire to the list of firearm-hunting topics about which a county or city is authorized to adopt ordinances. Current law allows the governing body of a county or city to adopt ordinances prohibiting hunting with certain types of shotguns, permitting groundhog hunting under certain conditions, permitting hunting with muzzleloaders, and specifying permissible ammunition types. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100866D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16100866D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB367ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0064) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100866D
- 01/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/28/16 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/02/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/02/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB367E
- 02/02/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16100866D-E
- 02/03/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/08/16 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 02/10/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/16 House: Read second time
- 02/19/16 House: Read third time
- 02/19/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB367ER)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/22/16
- 02/22/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016
- 02/29/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 64 (effective 7/1/16)
- 02/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0064)