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HB 1938 Slingbow hunting; authorizes use to hunt small and big game.
Introduced by: James E. Edmunds, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Slingbow hunting; license. Authorizes the use of a slingbow to hunt deer and small game when a hunter is licensed to hunt with a bow and arrow.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103783D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17103783D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1938ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1938ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103783D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/25/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Read second time
- 02/03/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/03/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1938E
- 02/03/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17103783D-E
- 02/06/17 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/17 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/24/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1938ER)
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 02/28/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1938ER)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530)