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2014 SESSION

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SB 154 Wild animals & birds; unlawful to hunt on private property and state waters on Sunday, exception.

Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Hunting on Sundays. Allows hunting on Sundays under certain circumstances. A person may hunt waterfowl, subject to restrictions imposed by the Director of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and a landowner and his immediate family or a person with written permission from the landowner may hunt or kill any wild bird or wild animal, including nuisance species, on the landowner's property. However, the aforementioned hunting activities cannot occur within 200 yards of a house of worship. The bill prohibits the hunting of deer or bear with a gun, firearm, or other weapon with the aid or assistance of dogs on Sunday. This bill is identical to HB 1237.

FULL TEXT

• 12/31/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100954D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/14  Senate: Floor substitute printed 14104862D-S1 (Hanger)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/14  Senate: Printed as engrossed 14100954D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB154ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/01/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/31/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100954D
• 12/31/13  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/30/14  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (9-Y 4-N)
• 02/03/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/14  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/05/14  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/14  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/14  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/06/14  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/06/14  Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/14  Senate: Floor substitute printed 14104862D-S1 (Hanger)
• 02/06/14  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/07/14  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/14  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/14  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/07/14  Senate: Substitute by Senator Hanger withdrawn 14104862D-S1
• 02/07/14  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/07/14  Senate: Amendments by Senator Hanger rejected
• 02/07/14  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/14  Senate: Amendment by Senator Stuart rejected
• 02/07/14  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB154E
• 02/07/14  Senate: Printed as engrossed 14100954D-E
• 02/10/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
• 02/12/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/14  House: Read first time
• 02/12/14  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/26/14  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 9-N)
• 02/27/14  House: Read second time
• 02/28/14  House: Read third time
• 02/28/14  House: Passed House (73-Y 24-N)
• 02/28/14  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 24-N)
• 03/06/14  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB154ER)
• 03/06/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/01/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (effective 7/1/14)
• 04/01/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)