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2018 SESSION

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SB 859 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Arrowgun hunting; license. Authorizes the use of an arrowgun, a pneumatic-powered air gun, for hunting and allows certain disabled hunters to obtain an archery license for hunting with an arrowgun. This bill is identical to HB 1393.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/18  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104773D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/18  House: Committee substitute printed 18107370D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB859ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/17/18  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104773D
• 01/17/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/25/18  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/18  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/18  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/18  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/18  House: Read first time
• 02/05/18  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/16/18  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/19/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/18  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/21/18  House: Committee substitute printed 18107370D-H1
• 02/23/18  House: Read second time
• 02/26/18  House: Read third time
• 02/26/18  House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107370D-H1
• 02/26/18  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB859H1
• 02/26/18  House: Passed House with substitute (84-Y 14-N)
• 02/26/18  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 14-N)
• 02/28/18  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/28/18  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/28/18  Senate: Title replaced 18107370D-H1
• 03/05/18  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB859ER)
• 03/05/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/14/18  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
• 03/14/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/30/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/30/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)