HB173
Waterfowl blinds; blinds in locality where certain hunting prohibited.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Waterfowl blinds in locality where certain hunting prohibited.
Directs the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries not to license any stationary waterfowl blind in any area of Hunting Creek, Little Hunting Creek, or Dogue Creek in which the local governing body prohibits by ordinance the hunting of birds with a firearm. This bill is identical to SB 435.-
Bill History
- 12/26/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100497D
- 12/26/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/14/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173)
- 01/20/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/20/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/22/2020 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/22/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106064D-H1
- 01/24/2020 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2020 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106064D-H1
- 01/27/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB173H1
- 01/28/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 36-N 1-A)
- 01/28/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (60-Y 36-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 01/29/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173H1)
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/18/2020 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 02/26/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB173ER)
- 02/26/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173ER)
- 02/27/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 03/05/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307)
