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2018 SESSION
HB 1393 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.
Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 859.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18104641D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/18 House: Floor substitute printed 18107035D-H1 (Knight) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1393ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes
- House committee and floor amendments
- House amendments rejected
HISTORY
- 01/15/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18104641D
- 01/15/18 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/29/18 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/31/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/18 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/09/18 House: Read first time
- 02/12/18 House: Floor substitute printed 18107035D-H1 (Knight)
- 02/12/18 House: Read second time
- 02/12/18 House: Committee amendments from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources rejected
- 02/12/18 House: Substitute by Delegate Knight agreed to 18107035D-H1
- 02/12/18 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1393H1
- 02/13/18 House: Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N)
- 02/13/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (87-Y 13-N)
- 02/14/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/01/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/18 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 03/06/18 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 03/08/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1393ER)
- 03/08/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
- 03/16/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)