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2000 SESSION
HB 787 Constitutional amendment; right to hunt, fish, and harvest game.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to hunt, fish, and harvest game. Provides for a referendum at the November 7, 2000, election to approve or reject the addition to the Conservation Article of a statement that "the people have a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game, subject to such regulations and restrictions as the General Assembly may prescribe by general law.”
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006889716 pdf
- 03/14/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER) pdf
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006889716
- 01/21/00 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/00 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 1
- 02/07/00 House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/00 House: Read first time
- 02/09/00 House: Read second time
- 02/09/00 House: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/09/00 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/09/00 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/10/00 House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
- 02/10/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 27-N)
- 02/10/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/00 Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
- 02/22/00 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/00 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/00 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/28/00 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 02/28/00 Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
- 02/29/00 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 03/01/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/00 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/01/00 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Howell rejected (14-Y 26-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (14-Y 26-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (14-Y 26-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: REREFER TO COMMITTEE (14-Y 26-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (24-Y 16-N)
- 03/14/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER)
- 03/16/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/16/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802)